Being wedded to the base 10 numerical system -- not having much choice about it, really -- I have always thought that our solar system should have ten planets, and not nine. Well, astronomers have finally put things right: there are -- some astronomers say -- 10 planets. See
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/15/1079199151404.html.
If you appreciate (our new knowledge of) our planetary order, you should really join the call to Save the Hubble!
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