Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

The Earth is Not a Perfect Sphere

The Earth rotates at roughly 1,040 MPH (roughly 60% of the speed of a standard bullet as it leaves the barrel of a gun). The inertia generated from the sheer speed of the Earth's rotation has flattened the Earth's crust ever so slightly. Due to global warming, scientists believe that the flattening of the Earth is moving a little faster. 

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