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EARTH FACTS THAT MIGHT AMAZE YOU

Added on: 26th May 2016

 

TECHNICALLY THERE ARE NOT 24 HOURS IN A

DAY. THE EARTH ONLY TAKES 23 HOURS,

56 MINUTES AND 4 SECONDS TO SPIN ON

ITS AXIS. THIS IS CALLED A SIDEREAL DAY

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CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, THE GREAT WALL

OF CHINA IS NOT VISIBLE FROM SPACE. THE AIR

POLLUTION IN CHINA IS THOUGH AND SO IS

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

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THE FARTHEST PICTURE EVER TAKEN OF EARTH

WAS FROM 3.7 BILLION MILES AND HAS BEEN

CALLED THE PALE BLUE DOT

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THE OZONE HOLE IS ACTUALLY SHRINKING

AND IN 2012 IT WAS SMALLER THAN IT HAD

EVER BEEN IN THE LAST DECADE

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90% OF GARBAGE IN THE OCEAN IS PLASTIC

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THE EARTH IS NOT A PERFECT SPHERE, DUE TO

THE FORCE OF ITS SPIN THE EARTH ACTUALLY

BULGES OUT AROUND THE EQUATOR

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BECAUSE OF THIS ABNORMALITY CERTAIN REGIONS

EXPERIENCE MORE OR LESS GRAVITY THAN OTHERS.

ONE SUCH AREA IS HUDSON BAY OF CANADA.

THE DIFFERENCE IS VERY SMALL THOUGH, ONLY 0.005%

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WE KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR UNIVERSE THAN WE

DO ABOUT OUR OCEANS OR OUR EARTH'S CORE.

IN FACT, 95% OF THE WORLD'S OCEANIC

TERRITORY HAS STILL NOT BEEN EXPLORED

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