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How many times has Earth orbited the sun?
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Our planet takes a year to orbit the sun and has existed for 4.5 billion years, so it has taken roughly 4.5 billion trips around the solar system.
Mind blowing
Well, the interesting part is that the planet's orbit has been stable for almost all of its existence. That not something I expected since things like a day have been slowly shifting over that same time frame.
Well, that's the moon's fault. Speaking of the moon, when did Earth collide with Theia? Did that affect our orbit?