Fascinating Facts About Our Universe That Everyone Needs to Know

Turns out we were wrong all along; the earth is not exactly round despite appearing to be in images. Planets are usually circular because of the gravitational pull coming from their core, pulling everything toward it and forming a vaguely circle shape.

However, due to an uneven distribution of mass–aka more dense, heavier things aren’t spread evenly throughout the planet–the earth is not exactly a perfect circle. It also is somewhat egg-shaped because of the constant spinning.