stackyFACTSThe very line dividing our global hemispheres is awkwardly placed. Modern GPS reveals that the legendary Greenwich marker is actually a few hundred feet off from where historical astronomers proudly claimed it was. We just pretend it is accurate because moving the historic brass line would be far too embarrassing.
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