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No. (But if you like that idea, go read Terry Pratchett.)

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No. Days and nights are mainly due to Earth rotating on its axis.Also, the Sun doesn't "orbit the Earth"; it's the Earth that orbits the Sun.

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No. The sun does not orbit the earth!

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