The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits 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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If Earth's life was compressed into 1 year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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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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