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The video thumbnail image shows a graphic of the Earth with two tidal bulges. Blue arrows point to the bulges against a white background.

How does the Moon affect the tides?

The Earth may be less spherical and more football-shaped than you thought.

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica,-Inc.

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