How Franklin discovered that storms can move against prevailing winds

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Storms do not always follow prevailing wind

After studying a storm that reached Philadelphia before Boston, Benjamin Franklin concluded that storms do not necessarily travel in the direction of the prevailing wind. The observation influenced meteorology.

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Aluminum is far more common in Earth's crust

Aluminum makes up 8.23% of Earth's crust by mass, but only 1.59% of Earth as a whole. Its strong attraction to oxygen keeps much of it bound in oxygen-rich minerals in the crust.

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Mauritius’s sea zone far exceeds its land area

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Mauritius has 2,040 square kilometres of land and a maritime zone of about 2 million square kilometres—nearly 1,000 times its land area.

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