The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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 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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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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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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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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