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What are some commonly known facts that are too bizarre for you to believe to be true? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some 'organic element' since I couldn't accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen this fact somewhere before, but I still am unable to grasp it in my mind

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Short: It completes a full 360° of the sun before the planet itself does a full 360° spin.

A few sentences longer:
In planet Earth human terms, we have defined one day as "how long it takes the planet to do a full 360 degree rotation". Example: You spin a basketball on your finger and it does one full rotation.

A year to us is "how long it takes the planet to go around the sun". Example: You hold a basketball out in front of you and you do one full rotation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Now, to confuse people further, read about the difference between a solar day and a sidereal day.