This results in a bit of a tilted shape—not a perfect sphere. 2. The circumference of Earth is 24,901 miles. That's 40,075 kilometers, and here's how it works: According to Space.com ...

Although our world is definitely not flat, it’s not a perfect sphere either. The fancy name for the shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning that it bulges around the equator.

Shaquille O'Neal -- retired NBA superstar and star of the 1996 movie Kazaam-- believes the Earth is flat, and you know what? I'm not interested ... if the Earth were a sphere.

A few politicians are making news for accepting a once-fringe conspiracy theory that the Earth is flat. Voters aren't ...