The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue. The total biomass of all the ants on Earth is about equal to the total biomass of all the people.
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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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