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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jun 5, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A sixth-grade Michigan youth didn't believe it when he read it takes light from the sun four minutes to reach Earth in Ripley's "Planet Eccentric!"
So David Beerens of suburban Grand Rapids, Mich., pointed out the error to his teacher and wrote a letter to Ripley Entertainment, the Grand Rapids Press reported.
"You should be proud of the fact that you were able to spot this, as it is something that slipped by all of our editors, Ripley Entertainment Executive Vice President Norm Deska wrote in response. "Also, out of the hundreds of thousands of books we sold, you are the only one that saw the mistake, and more impressively, took the time to let us know."
So how long does it take light from the sun to reach the Earth?
Believe it or not, it's 8.32 minutes.
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