Dec 24, 2022
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The 25 Most Interesting World Facts You’ll Ever Hear
Interesting World Facts You’ll Ever Hear is as following:
- The tallest mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars, which is about three times the height of Mount Everest.
- The longest river in the world is the Nile, which stretches over 4,000 miles from its source in central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.
- The largest living structure on Earth is the Great Barrier Reef, which is a network of coral reefs located off the coast of Australia.
- The oldest living organism on Earth is a bristlecone pine tree in California that is estimated to be over 5,000 years old.
- The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius) in Antarctica.
- The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius) in Furnace Creek, California, USA.
- The deepest point on Earth is the Mariana Trench, which is located in the Pacific Ocean and reaches a depth of about 36,000 feet.
- The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which plunges 3,212 feet (979 meters) from the top of a mountain.
- The largest animal on Earth is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh over 200 tons.
- The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat, which is native to Thailand and weighs less than a penny.
- The oldest known city in the world is Damascus, which was founded in the 3rd millennium BC.
- The longest war in history was the Hundred Years’ War between England and France, which lasted from 1337 to 1453.
- The most populous country in the world is China, with a population of over 1.4 billion people.
- The smallest country in the world by land area is Vatican City, which is the home of the Pope and the Catholic Church.
- The most spoken language in the world is Mandarin Chinese, with over 1 billion speakers.
- The longest reigning monarch in history was Sobhuza II, who was the King of Swaziland for 82 years.
- The oldest continuously inhabited city in the world is Jerusalem, which has been inhabited for over 5,000 years.
- The largest desert in the world is the Sahara, which covers over 3.5 million square miles in northern Africa.
- The highest point on Earth is Mount Everest, which stands at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level.
- The longest reigning dynasty in the world is the Imperial House of Japan, which has ruled Japan for over 2,600 years.
- The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze, which stretches over 6,300 miles from its source in the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea.
- The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea, which is located between Europe and Asia and has an area of over 143,000 square miles.
- The largest waterfall in the world by volume is the Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, which has a flow rate of up to 450,000 cubic feet per second.
- The largest animal on land is the African elephant, which can weigh up to 24 tons and stand over 13 feet tall.
- The largest volcano in the world is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which is over 30,000 feet tall and has an area of over 2,000 square miles.
