Earth Is Just A Speck in The Universe And We Are Smaller Yet

“On Earth there are more people inside this tiny circle than outside of it:”

Hard to believe how many people live in such a small area of the world

valeriepieris / Via io9.com

It is amazing how big Africa is relative to the other land masses of the world.

Many of the world’s land masses would fit inside Africa

Kai Krause / Via informationisbeautiful.net

I don’t think many people appreciate how large some of the comets flying around earth actually are. At one time I was skeptical that a comet hitting the earth at any speed could wipe out a city, but after seeing the image below, I have changed my mind!

Comets can be the size of a city!

Matt Wang / Via mentalfloss.com

There are many more interesting and “mind blowing” facts on the original BuzzFeed website. Click here to visit that site and see the other startling comparisons.

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