Fun Fact & Trivia Extravaganza! 😱

The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

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🗓️ 24 December 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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It's a Ten News Trivia Extravaganza! 🔭 Can you answer this Trivia Question: This month the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn will align in a way that brings them so close, they’ll look like a double planet! What is this rare event called? 🌒What’s up with the Winter Solstice? Find out why the days are shorter in the Winter time! (with correspondents Jacob & Olivia Rozencwaig from the Curious Kid Podcast) 😱 Hear THREE of our favorite fun facts of the year! 🐧Learn even more about the strange way a penguin colony was discovered in Antarctica. Plus, in a previous episode of The Ten News, we told you which animal your sneeze could beat in a race. Do you know what that episode was titled? 🔭 Learn all there is to know about the miraculous Great Conjunction! 🌒 Discover what really happens during Winter Solstice! 🐧 Unlock the strange truth about the way Penguins were discovered in Antarctica! 😱 Reveal which The Ten News Episode is the answer to our trivia question 🎇 Join us on Instagram: The Ten News on Instagram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	What's up at the winter solstice? Do planets hang out with each other? How many fun facts can we fit into a single episode?
0:11.0	I'm Bethany Van Delft and we're about to find out on today's The Ten News, a special episode devoted to the wild, the weird, and the wow. It's 10 minutes of fascinating facts, sure to make you the most interesting person at your next virtual play date.
0:28.4	Okay, let's get into the 10 News trivia special.
0:32.1	10. 9.8, 7, 6. 5, 4, 3.0.1.
0:39.5	Here's your first trivia question of the day.
0:47.2	This month, the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn will align in a way that brings them so close.
0:49.1	They'll look like a double planet.
0:51.4	What is this rare event called?
0:53.7	A, a great alliance. B, a great coincidence, C, a great conjunction.
0:59.0	We'll find out the answer in a few minutes, so stick around.
1:06.2	While you think about what Jupiter and Saturn are up to, let's hear from another out of this
1:11.8	world duo, our favorite father-daughter podcasters, Jacob and Olivia, from Curious Kid.
1:17.4	They've got some cool facts about the winter solstice.
1:21.4	Hey, everybody. Did you enjoy the sunshine on Monday? If you did, you were able to get the most out of the shortest day of the year.
1:30.9	Aren't all days 24 hours? Yes, but I'm talking about the amount of time between sunrise and sunset.
1:42.0	Monday, December 21st, was the winter solstice. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, it was the
1:49.0	darkest day of the year, with only about nine hours and 15 minutes between sunrise and sunset. That
1:55.8	means almost 15 hours of darkness. Let's learn some fun facts about the winter solstice.
2:02.4	The winter solstice marks the official start of winter.
2:06.6	That's right. Winter started on Monday.
2:09.7	Going forward, there will be more and more daylight every single day until we get to summer.
2:15.6	That's so exciting. I can't wait for the nice warm summer months.
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