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i think , when it come to world affairs, Americans are ignorant because there's no need to care much about other countries. Being a superpower, everyone else is just a weeny. As for my side of the globe, with very much polluted night skies, there's no need to study astronomy. Heck, study astronomy ...

...And Venus the same rotation as Jupiter... venus the same rotation speed as Jupiter? won't it burn itself? wait... speed causes heat only because there's friction right? and i doubt there's frcition in space, so.... i guess venus won't self-combust even if it rotates at high speed. but probably t...

Hey all. Just came across Howstuffworks.com's survey. Q: Which star is closest to the Earth? Results (as at time of this post): 44.2% Alpha Centauri 10.3% Proxima Centauri 14.7% Another one that you didn't list 24.1% I have no idea *% (Other options) This question (and its responses) never fail to a...