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  • The Antarctic ice sheet is so massive that if it were to melt completely, global sea levels would rise by about 58 meters (190 feet).

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    Antarctic glaciers could raise sea levels by 190 feet if completely melted. (Fox News)

  • It takes about 1,800 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef, which equals 10 full bathtubs to create one quarter-pound burger. This includes water used for drinking, feed, and processing.

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    A quarter-pound burger requires the equivalent of about 10 bathtubs of water to be created. (Fox News)

  • Mount Everest grows approximately 0.16 inches (4 millimeters) per year due to tectonic activity. Over a human lifetime, this growth can be quite noticeable, adding about 10 inches (25 centimeters) in 60 years.

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    Mount Everest could grow 10 inches in the span of a human lifetime. (Fox News)

  • There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way: While estimates vary, it's generally accepted that there are around 3 trillion trees on Earth, whereas there are estimated to be around 100 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

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    There are more trees than there are stars in the Milky Way. (Fox News)

  • To produce one pound of honey, a colony of honeybees must fly approximately 55,000 miles and visit around 2 million flowers.

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    Honeybees must visit 2 million flowers to create one pound of honey. (Fox News)

  • The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles (21,000 kilometers) long. If laid end to end, it would stretch more than halfway around the Earth.

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    The length of the Great Wall of China equates to more than half the Earth’s circumference. (Fox News)

  • The global population reached 1 billion in 1804. It took 123 years to reach 2 billion (in 1927) and only 12 years to go from 7 billion to 8 billion (2022).

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    While it took over a century for the human population to go from one to two billion people, it took just over a decade for seven billion to go to eight billion. (Fox News)

  • Due to thermal expansion, the height of the Eiffel Tower can vary by up to 15 centimeters (6 inches) depending on the temperature. In hot weather, the iron structure expands, and in cold weather, it contracts.

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    The Eiffel Tower can stretch an extra 6 inches depending on the temperature. (Fox News)

  • A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: Venus rotates very slowly on its axis, taking about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation. However, its orbit around the Sun only takes about 225 Earth days, making a day (rotation) longer than a year (orbit).

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    On Venus, a day shockingly lasts longer than a year. (Fox News)

  • Every day, about 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created globally. That's equivalent to 250,000 Libraries of Congress.

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    Data equivalent to a quarter-million Libraries of Congress are created every day. (Fox News)

  • If all the blood vessels in the human body were laid end to end, they would measure approximately 60,000 miles, enough to circle the Earth more than twice.

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    The total length of a human’s blood vessels could circle the earth at least twice. (Fox News)

  • Humans blink about 15-20 times per minute. If you live to be 80 years old, you will have spent about 5 years of your life with your eyes closed due to blinking.

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    People would spend 5 years of their entire life with their eyes closed solely from blinking. (Fox News)

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