Random Earth Facts

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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 earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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 light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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    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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