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Our sun has 13 planets in orbit around it, which includes 5 dwarf planets.

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Our sun has 13 planets in orbit around it, which includes 5 dwarf planets.

Name them (including planetoids.)

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Name them (including planetoids.)

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What I wanna know is if it takes 365.26 days to orbit our star and we have a leap year every 4 years, what happens to that 0.01 per year that's left over?

That means for every 100 years we're a day behind!

P.S. You may think it's Friday...forget your weekend...it's actually Monday!

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exception of years that are divisible by 100, which are not leap years, and with the final exception of years divisible by 400, white are.

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When a male penguin falls in love with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect Pebble to present to her.

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The Biggest Mountain in Our Solar System Is on Mars, That Honor belongs to Olympus Mons.

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If you search for "241543903" in Google images, you will find a lot of pictures of people putting their heads in refrigerators.

It's actually a website:
241543903.com

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@BigRooster, did you ever see that episode of Beavis and Butthead when beavis had crabs, and he was itchin the hell out of his junk, and then he was serving customers in Burger World, they all contracted a virus and fell on the floor?
Finally butt head was like, "beavis you need to wash that thing" and beavis is like i don't like water. Epic

I remember that. I rarely watch them anymore, but my wife bought me the entire set for my birthday one year. I watch them now and feel my IQ dwindling rapidly.

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90% of people that do large amounts of cocaine have trace amounts of money.

lmbo!

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On this day in 1782, General George Washington creates a military award that would be the predecessor for the Purple Heart.

Washington’s award was called the “Badge of Military Merit.” It was a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk with binding and the word “Merit” stitched across it. The award was specifically intended for soldiers in the lower ranks who had performed “any singularly meritorious action.” Washington sought to reward “instances of unusual gallantry” and of “extraordinary fidelity and essential service.”

Simultaneously, Washington created another chevron that was to be given to those who had completed three years of duty “with bravery, fidelity, and good conduct.” A soldier could wear two chevrons if he completed more than six years of service.

In England, such awards to the lower ranks would not have been given, but Washington felt differently. “The road to glory in a patriot army and a free country,” he stated, “is thus open to all.”

Washington’s Purple Heart was awarded to at least three soldiers, all from Connecticut: Elijah Churchill, William Brown, and Daniel Bissell, Jr.. A “Book of Merit” was created to record the names of honorees. Unfortunately, that book was lost after the war, and the award was forgotten for a time.

Briefly in 1927, then again in 1931, the Army worked to reinstate the award. General Douglas MacArthur hoped to have the medal reinstated in time for Washington's 200th birthday. He was successful, and the award was re-established on February 22, 1932. The new Purple Heart displays a bust of Washington, along with a coat of arms.

General MacArthur announced the award:

“By order of the President of the United States, the Purple Heart established by General George Washington at Newburgh, August 7, 1782, during the War of the Revolution, is hereby revived out of respect to his memory and military achievements.”

Today, the Purple Heart is considered the country’s oldest award for military merit.

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Nice history lesson, domnus! THANKS!

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Earth has 1 moon and 2 co-orbital satellites.