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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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 light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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 North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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