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How many hours does the Earth take to complete one rotation?

24

Background

Earth takes 24 hours for one full spin on its axis. To be exact, it is 23 hours and 56 minutes. At the equator, you travel along at 1,670 kilometers per hour. We feel nothing of it, because everything spins with us.

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