forty five

so enough hubbub about changing astronomical signs. i found this far more interesting: the days are getting longer, thanks to the earth's rotation slowing. billions of years ago a day was a mere 6 hours long. and it was less than 23 hrs long when the dinos were here. and "leap seconds" are added periodically to keep atomic clocks in sync.

also, gravity is totally unevenly distributed. so you'll weigh less in india than you do in indonesia. weird. read more interesting facts here.