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Oh sure, science is imporant, but I guess just not important enough<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
\nOnly 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.
\nOnly 47% of adults can roughly approximate the percent of the Earth’s surface that is covered with water.
\nOnly 21% of adults answered all three questions correctly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh sure, science is imporant, but I guess just not important enough. Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. 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