OUR PLANET EARTH.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets. The Earth is the only planet in our solar system not to be named after a Greek or Roman deity. The Earth is the only known planet to support life - not necessarily intelligent life.
The Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing. This deceleration is happening almost imperceptibly, at approximately 17 milliseconds per hundred years. At this rate the Earth will one day stop totally and one half will be always daylight whilst the other half will be dark with all night parties 24/7.
Earth has a powerful magnetic field. This phenomenon is caused by the nickel-iron core of the planet, coupled with its rapid rotation. This field protects the Earth from the effects of solar wind. Be careful if you take minerals tablets in your diet, especially iron, as you may get stuck to the Earth and unable to move. This happens a lot to people with a magnetic personality.
70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water. When astronauts first went into the space, they looked back at the Earth with human eyes for the first time, and called our home the Blue Planet. And it’s no surprise. 70% of our planet is covered with oceans. So there is no need to add water or ice to your whisky. A large percentage of whisky and other drinks is water anyway.
Earth doesn’t take 24 hours to rotate on its axis. It’s actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds. This is the amount of time it takes for the Earth to completely rotate around its axis; astronomers call this a sidereal day. This is because the Earth is putting on weight and gets heavier each year and is slowing down. Very much like an overweight person takes longer to turn round when pirouetting.
A year on Earth isn’t 365 days. It’s actually 365.2564 days. It’s this extra .2564 days that creates the need for leap years. That’s why we tack on an extra day in February every 4 years. On average, people born on 29 February don't necessarily live longer than the rest of us.
The Earth is not actually round in shape. In fact, it is geoid. This simply means that the rounded shape has a slight bulge towards the equator. So what causes this geoid shape? This happens solely because the rotation of the Earth which causes the bulge around the equator. If, like me, you don't care about this; just ignore it and read on.
Only 3% water of the earth is fresh. The other 97% is 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. Save water - drink whisky neat!
The Earth tilts at roughly 66 degrees. So do I after a few whiskies.
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The Earth's surface is 70% water. That water is un-carbonated. Therefore, the Earth is flat.
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What's the fastest liquid on earth? Milk. It's pasteurized before you see it.
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Two aliens are flying near earth
The first one says, "The
dominant life form here have developed satellite based nuclear weapons."
The second one says, "Are they an emerging intelligence?"
The first one says, "I don't think so, they have it aimed at
themselves."
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Aliens visit Earth. They come in peace and surprisingly, they speak English.
Obviously, all of the heads of
government and religious leaders want to speak to the aliens so they set up a
meeting with our new visitors. When it's the Pope's turn, he asks: "Do you
know about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ?"
"You mean JC?", responds the alien. "Yeah, we know Him! He's the greatest, isn't He? He swings by every year to make sure that we are doing ok".
Surprised, the Pope follows up with: "He visits every year?! It's been
over two millennia and we're still waiting for his SECOND coming!"
The alien sees that the Pope has become irate at this fact and starts trying to
rationalize. "Maybe He likes our chocolate better than yours?"
The Pope retorts, "Chocolates? What are you talking about? What does that
have to do with anything?"
The alien says "Yea, when He first visited our planet we gave Him a huge box of chocolates! Why? What did you guys do?"
Hi Victor, I think you should be called DICK , you are very CLEVER. ( I take it you have heard the term CLEVER DICK .)
ReplyDeleteYes I heard the term, Brenda. I just research a lot to provide articles for my readers here. I'm not that clever really.
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Those are some interesting facts. There has also been an increase recently in seismic activity in the ring of fire, the huge Russian earthquake and volcano eruption for example. You might want to check out a site called strangesounds.org which is a great source for the unusual re the planet.
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Delete...what, the earth isn't flat?
ReplyDeleteIt IS flat, Tom. The Flat Earth Society has branches all round the globe.
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Every day's a school day! Wouldn't my high school teachers be amazed how much I've learned since reading Time for Reflections?
ReplyDeleteWhat a kind and generous thing to say, Mevely. Thank you so much. I am so glad we met on the Internet and that you enjoy my writings. God bless you and your family always. Thank you for your continued support.
DeleteLittle known facts revealed in the most humorous of ways. Thanks, Victor, and God bless!
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased you enjoyed today's article, Martha. Thank you and God bless.
DeleteThe alien joke made me giggle. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe alien joke is meant to underline how we treated the Son of God.
DeleteGod bless, Kathy.
I have truly learned a LOT in reading your blog each day. My grandson who is in Space Force would be so happy to know that I am getting educated ... Especially about the Earth and Forces...Thanks Victor
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You are an educator of the highest standard, thanks for these interesting facts.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Bill. God bless you always.
DeleteGracias por esta información y por el buen humor que pones, eres un lindo ser.
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TRANSLATION: Thank you for this information and for your good humour. You're a lovely person.
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Thank you so much Mathilde. It's nice to see you visiting here.
God bless you.
Thanks for these facts and the funnies too. :)
ReplyDeleteGod bless, K.
DeleteFacts and fun ... a good combination :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
God bless you and thanx, Jan.
DeleteI just commented on your wit. Loved this one. What a thought, we gave him chocolates, what did you do? Like I said, what a thought. I love your thinking outside the box as they say!!!!
ReplyDeleteTake care my friend.. WE are now camping (high style) in our back yard... Bugs are making a ot of noise....
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What a lovely comment. Thank you, Jack.
DeleteIsn't it a shame and a scandal that instead of welcoming Christ into our world we tortured Him and crucified Him?
Enjoy your camping my friends. God bless you always and your families.
Chocolates, good one. Thanks for the fun post, I did enjoy it all.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and yours, Mimi.
DeleteYou know the saying - you learn something new every day and you do!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoy my articles here, Sandie. Thank you for visiting. Please invite others here too.
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