It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.

The U.S. is the largest country named after a real person (Amerigo Vespucci).

The world's termites outweigh the world's humans about 10 to 1.

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