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2023-05-30 11:19:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 58BB68730946FC48D45D38285B7BFD49DE462AC9985000652E54203347F5A882
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Earth is a round globe. It is technically an "irregularly shaped ellipsoid." • https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/earth-round.html Flat Earth Theory has been debunked many times. • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/12/07/fact-check-roundup-what-scientists-say-flat-earth-evidence/10802218002/ • https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-earth-dome-firmament/fact-check-the-earth-is-not-covered-by-a-dome-or-firmament-idUSL1N31W2RO The curvature of Earth can be seen with this unedited video of Tom Scott launching garlic bread 22.25mi (35.8km) to the edge of space. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKAblynZYhI
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