Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
17
A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
72
In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
25
If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
21
Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
46
According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
11
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.
85