It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
46
The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
13
A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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