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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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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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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