Encyclopædia Britannica sends out an “On This Day” email every day (go here to sign up —it’s usually pretty interesting). The edition for today, 2/1/13, highlights an amazing fact:

You wouldn’t think their influence would have been felt that far, would you? Even more amazing is the fact that the distance they mention, 32.7 million km, appears a second time in the same email:

This kind of thing makes me feel so much better about any mistakes I make. Thanks, EB!)