Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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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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If Earth's life was compressed into 1 year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
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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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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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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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