Episode #284
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: walnut sphinx caterpillar
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
The recent lunar eclipse on the Winter solstice was only the second such event in the last 2000 years, the other one occurring in 1638. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/
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Item #2
Science
The earth rotates about it’s axis approximately 366.25 times for each revolution about the sun. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_times_does_the_earth_rotate_in_one_day
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Item #3
Fiction
For points on the arctic circle, this (the winter solstice) is the one day of the year with 24 hours of darkness. http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-solstice-winter.htm