Random Earth Facts

    20 facts tagged with Earth Facts

    According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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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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