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1. Your friendly 'net denizen (cstanhope@social.coop)'s status on Monday, 11-Jul-2022 07:21:06 UTC Your friendly 'net denizen

   #TIL that the moon helps stabilize the tilt of Earth's axis:

   "The moon has long been recognized as a significant stabilizer of Earth's orbital axis. Without it, astronomers have predicted that Earth's tilt could vary as much as 85 degrees. In such a scenario, the sun would swing from being directly over the equator to directly over the poles over the course of a few million years, a change which could result in dramatic climatic shifts."

   https://www.space.com/12464-earth-moon-unique-solar-system-universe.html

   Good thing the moon is there!