March 2, 2010

The earthquake in Chile made the day 0.00000126 seconds shorter.

1. The massive 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile on February 27th made a day 1.26 microseconds shorter and moved the earth's axis by about 3 inches. The 9.1 Sumatran earthquake of 2004 shortened the day by 6.8 microseconds and shifted the earth's axis by just under 3 inches.
2. Over one BILLION years the combined affect of these two earthquakes is 2 hours 14 minutes 20 seconds.
3. 46% of Jewish, and 43% of Hindu, households make over $100K a year. The next highest is Orthodox at 28%. Jehovah's witnesses have only 9% of their households making over $100K a year.

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