Interesting facts about Earth

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The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth’s surface was 57.8 degrees

The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth’s surface was 57.8 degrees

in El Azizia, Libya recorded in 1922.
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Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted.

Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted.

Of that 3%, over 2% is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. Means less than 1% fresh water is found in lakes, rivers and underground.
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One of Interesting Facts About Earth is it doesn’t take 24

One of Interesting Facts About Earth is it doesn’t take 24

hours to rotate on its axis. It’s actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds.
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Each winter there are about 1 septillion snow crystals that drop from the sky.

Each winter there are about 1 septillion snow crystals that drop

from the sky.
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The earth is smoother than a bowling ball. 100 tons of

The earth is smoother than a bowling ball.
100 tons of small

meteorites enter the atmosphere every day.
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There are 8.6 million lightning strikes per day. Antarctica has as

There are 8.6 million
lightning strikes per day.
Antarctica has as much

ice
as the Atlantic Ocean
has water.
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Only 8-12 humans are killed per year by sharks, but 100

Only 8-12 humans are killed per year by sharks, but 100

million sharks are killed per year by humans to harvest their fins.
90% of all volcanic activity occurs in the ocean.
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The continents move about 2 cm every year. 200,000 people are

The continents move about 2 cm every year.
200,000 people are born

every day.
2 people die every second.