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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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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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 Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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