The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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 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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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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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