Myths about the earth

by Stephanie Chasteen on December 4, 2008

Satellite composite image of Western Hemisphere from NASA

Satellite composite image of Western Hemisphere from NASA

Ooh ooh ooh, Bad Astronomy posted (a while ago) a fabulous list of Ten Things You Didn’t Know about the Earth. If you dig my science myths, check this one out. Such gems as “The earth is smoother than a billiard ball,” “Destroying the earth is hard,” and “Mt. Everest isn’t the biggest mountain.”

See also his earlier Ten Things You Didn’t Know about the Milky Way.

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