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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.
Popular Science · 20d

The Earth once vibrated for 9 days straight

Plus other weird things we learned this week.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · May 18, 2024

50 Weird Science Posts That Have Been Scientifically Proven To Be Interesting

But some facts seem weird and hard to swallow initially ... Galileo challenged conventional beliefs when he proposed the idea that the Earth rotates on its axis. He said that our planet orbits ...
Icon for www.businessinsider.comBusiness Insider · Jun 27, 2016

27 fascinating facts that make you think twice

The world is a fascinating place, and it's full of weird and interesting facts that you might have ... There are more trees on earth than there are stars in the Milk Way Galaxy.
Icon for uk.style.yahoo.comYahoo Style UK · 11d

18 Surprising Earth Day Facts That Most People Don't Know

Want to learn more about the third planet from the sun in the solar system? We’ve rounded up some of the best Earth Day facts to enlighten, inspire, and raise awareness. Ever wonder why Earth Day is held on a random day in April? Well, it’s because ...
Icon for www.popsci.comPopular Science · Aug 15, 2020

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

In our hit podcast, PopSci editors share the strangest facts they can find from the history of science, health, and technology. By Popular Science Team By Popular Science Team By Popular Science ...
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · 7d

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

The third rock from the Sun—and to this day, the only one with known intelligent life—there are plenty of fun Earth facts that we all learned from a young age. Still, there are even more ...