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25 Insane Facts That Will Completely Blow Your Mind

16.

The sound made by the Krakatoa volcanic eruption in 1883 was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40 miles away, travelled around the world four times, and was clearly heard 3,000 miles away. That’s like you standing in New York and hearing a sound from San Francisco.

17.

From the time it was discovered (1930) to the time it was declassified as a planet (2006), Pluto didn’t complete even one revolution around the sun.

18.

The sun is 400 times wider than the moon, but also 400 times as far away, so they appear to be the same size in our sky.

19.

That Cumulus clouds weigh 1.1 million pounds. Old, but still crazy that much water is floating above us at times.

20.

The T-Rex lived closer in time to us than it did to the Stegosaurus.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.