If you could drive a car at 60 mph non-stop around Earth at the equator, the trip would require about 17 days. At the same pace around the sun’s circumference, you’d have to drive for more than 5 years.
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Actually you would barely notice them if at all. Let's argue that Mt. Everest (29,000 ft) was right next to the Mariana Trench (-35,000 ft). So a total change of 64,000 ft. That is roughly 12 miles. The earth's circumference is over 24,000 miles. Thus you are looking at a ratio of 0.0005
Lake Superior contains 10% of the world's fresh water when measured by surface area.
However, Lake Baikal, in Russia, contains 22-23% of the world's fresh water by volume (it's insanely deep)-- more than all of the Great Lakes combined.
Lake Baikal - Wikipedia
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(from wiki) Lyon Gardiner Tyler re-married when his first wife died at the age of 68 to someone 35 years younger (age/2 + 7 formula doesn't check out), and fathered Harrison Tyler when he was 75.
So is it pushing a square peg through a round hole?
What if it was thrown by a university of Iowa QB? What other planet would it hit first?
It takes an average of 50lbs to pop a testicle.
Eric Stoltz was supposed to play Marty McFly in back to the future. They switched to Michael J. Fox part way through filming.
Tom Selleck was originally going to play Indiana Jones, but had to back out due to scheduling with Magnum P.I.
Tom Selleck was originally going to play Indiana Jones, but had to back out due to scheduling with Magnum P.I.
Pope Pius II, formerly known as Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, once wrote a best selling erotic novel named The Tale of Two Lovers, prior to becoming Pope.
The state that is closest to Africa is Maine
There are more ways to order a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth
Detroit is further east than Atlanta.
Norway is north, south, east, and west of Finland
Reno is further west than Los Angeles
There are more ways to order a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth
Detroit is further east than Atlanta.
Norway is north, south, east, and west of Finland
Reno is further west than Los Angeles
There are more molecules of water in a cup of water than cups of water in all the world's oceans. This means that some molecules in every cup of water you drink passed through the kidneys of Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Abe Lincoln or any other historical person of your choosing.
Credit: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Credit: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
The Eiffel Tower gets taller in the summer.
Due to a process what boffins would call 'thermal expansion' the Paris landmark gains a few centimetres in the hot weather. The heat from the sun makes the metals used to stretch ever so slightly, but in the winter, it returns to its original height.
Vive la science!
Due to a process what boffins would call 'thermal expansion' the Paris landmark gains a few centimetres in the hot weather. The heat from the sun makes the metals used to stretch ever so slightly, but in the winter, it returns to its original height.
Vive la science!
Fred Dryer was the original choice to play Sam Malone on Cheers, but turned it down. He appeared in a few episodes as Sam's sportscaster buddy.
