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What a Wonderful World! 75 Absolutely Fascinating Facts About Planet Earth

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than 2,000 years old. The General Sherman giant sequoia is the largest known stem tree by volume on the planet. The trunk of the tree contains slightly more than 52,500 cubic feet (1,486.6 cubic meters) of material.
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15 fascinating things on Earth you had no idea existed

From tiny puddle-dwelling creatures that can survive in outer space to a paint so dark that your eyes can't actually even see it, the Earth is filled with plenty of strange and incredible things.
Icon for www.businessinsider.inBusiness Insider India · Dec 1, 2022

50 Unbelievable Facts About Earth [Infographic]

Earth is our planet and we made it what it ... Check out the rest of the interesting facts.
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5 facts about the Earth

However, many years ago, the Earth looked very different to how it does today. Around 250 million years ago, all of the continents were joined together as one supercontinent called Pangea.
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Fun and interesting facts about space for kids

One complete rotation of Venus takes 243 Earth days. Imagine a school day that long… To make things stranger, a year on Venus lasts only 225 Earth days. That’s right: a Venusian year is ...
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What can survive in the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench

And there are a lot of strange things about these fish ... Narrator: The Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth. So deep that if you dropped Mount Everest inside, its peak would still ...
Icon for www.businessinsider.inBusiness Insider India · Apr 15, 2013

50 Unbelievable Facts About Earth [INFOGRAPHIC]

In honor of Earth Day, the Giraffe Blog has put together 50 awesome facts about space, the atmosphere, the sea, and what's under the earth. It's an easy reminder that our Blue Marble is an ...