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Why does it take so long for pirates to learn the alphabet?⁣ They can spend years lost at C. 🏴‍☠️ This #TalkLikeAPirateDay, avast ye and cast an eye upon Neptune, a planet named after the Roman god of the sea. ⁣ ⁣ The ice giant Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical calculations. Using predictions made by a lad named Urbain Le Verrier, and another matey, Johann Galle, the planet was discovered in 1846.⁣ ⁣ Neptune does not have a solid surface. Its atmosphere is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium with just a wee bit of methane, which extends to mighty depths, gradually merging into water and other melted ices over a heavier, solid core with about the same mass as Earth. Though, Neptune is about four times wider than Earth. If Earth were the size of a shillin’, Neptune would be about as big as a baseball.⁣ ⁣ Image description: Neptune’s surface takes up the center-right portion of the screen. It is an azure shade of blue, while white clouds span the center port...

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