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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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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