127. "Why Does the Sun Shine?" by They Might Be Giants [iTunes? Yes]
{Here's a youtube video, but it's not of their original version of the song, which is still my favorite: Why Does the Sun Shine? (Rock).}
Hey! Education can be fun! Does it matter to me that the scientific "facts" of this song, written in the 1950s, are no longer considered accurate? No! That's the thing about science. Everyone thinks science is an exact science, but most of it is just guess work. Yes, it's educated guess work. But, guess work nonetheless!
Scientists today are certain that they know certain things. But, in the future, when other facts come into evidence, that certainty won't certainly be as certain anymore.
Science: what a bunch of hogwash! (That's why I got a vague liberal arts degree. It's vague. I can make stuff up without having to pretend it's the be-all, end-all of anything. And if I'm wrong? No one cares!)
But, yes, the sun is about 93 million miles away. (And that's why it looks so small.)
COMING UP NEXT: Is that you, Jed? Jethro? Ellie May?
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