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- Hawaii is moving towards Japan at the speed of 10cm a year. This is because they are on different tectonic plates.
- The worlds largest desert is the Sahara, it covers about one third of Africa!
- Earthquakes that occur out at sea can cause huge tsunamis capable of reaching land and endangering people.
- The earth isn't perfectly round, it is slightly fattened at the north and south poles.
- Scientists have the dated the Earth as being between 4 and 5 billion years old!
- Mt Everest is the highest mountain on earth, its peak reaches 8,848 metres (29028 feet) above sea level.
- Talc is the softest mineral found on Earth, reaching just 1 on Mohs scale of hardness, it is often used to make talcum powder.
- Although earthquakes can be deadly, most are very small and not even felt by humans.
- The volcanic rock known as pumice is the only rock that can float in water.
- Stretching out to an impressive length of 6696 kilometres (4160 miles) long, the Nile River is the longest river on earth.
- Natural gas doesn't have an odour, strong smells are added to it by humans so it can be detected when there are leaks.
