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Longest Day of the Year

  • June 20, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Today is the start of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Because the Earth is tilted on its axis, the North Pole is closest to the sun, which gives us the longest period of daylight all year.

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