Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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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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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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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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