Sun Facts |
Our sun has an expected lifetime of about 11 billion years. |
Our sun and the surrounding planets orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy once every 250 million years. |
Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star. |
On its trip around the sun, the earth travels over a million and a half miles per day. |
No solar eclipse can last longer than 7 minutes 58 seconds because of the speed at which the sun moves. |
Lightning bolts can sometimes be hotter than the sun. (about 50 000º F) |
In Newport, Rhode Island it is illegal to smoke from a pipe after sunset. |
In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. |
For 186 days you can not see the sun in the North Pole. |
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