In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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