# How far has the earth traveled since May 13, 1954?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-has-the-earth-traveled-since-may-13-1954/449167 "2008-05-13T16:19:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-has-the-earth-traveled-since-may-13-1954/449167/41 "2008-05-14T17:47:39Z")

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[QUOTE=spoke-]  
Perhaps Texas is a black hole? 😃  
[/QUOTE]

“Black hole” in this context is just a corruption of the earlier “Black gold.”

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