Things You Thought You Knew - The Ancient Planets

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🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Is the sun bigger than we think it is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about the diameter of the sun, how we got leap year, and the days of the week.

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0:00.0	This is StarTalk, a Things You Thought You Knew edition.
0:05.5	Of course, I got Chuck Nice with me, Chuck.
0:07.2	Yeah, that's right.
0:07.9	I don't think I know anything.
0:09.7	That's why I'm here.
0:10.4	That makes you a perfect co-host.
0:12.2	That's it.
0:13.0	For this excursion.
0:14.7	I'm happy to be here.
0:15.8	All right.
0:16.1	I've known a thing.
0:16.8	Let's get this party started.
0:20.3	Welcome to StarTalk.
0:22.8	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:28.8	StarTalk begins right now.
0:33.1	Chuck got another explainer.
0:34.6	Awesome.
0:35.4	The diameter of the sun.
0:37.6	Okay, this sounds boring.
0:43.0	The diameter of the earth is about 8,000 miles.
0:45.9	Thank you.
0:46.7	And that's it.
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