Interesting facts you didn't know

From six continents, only one does not begin with the letter A (Europe), the remaining five continents, all starting with the letter A (...

The earliest recorded evidence of an earthquake has been traced back to 1831 BC in the Shandong province of China, but there is a fa...

When the Chilean earthquake occurred in 1960, seismographs recorded seismic waves that traveled all around the Earth. These seismic w...

The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metr...

There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each yea .

The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named El Pueblo la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.

Largest snowflake ever observed: 38 centimeters (15 in) in diameter and 8 inches thick ; Fort Keogh, Montana, United States, 28th January 18...

Nestled between the Great Himalayas and Karakoramh mountains, Leh Magnetic Hill apparently has magnetic properties capable of pulling vehicl...

The longest place name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteat uripukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenua kitanatahu -- a New Ze...

The largest list of Grand Canyon facts on internret. - No one has ever found a fossilized reptile skeleton or bone within the Grand Canyon...

The first millennium, 1 - 1000 AD, consisted of 365,250 days. Our current millennium, 1001 - 2000 AD, will consist of 365,237 days. The thir...

This is a list of the five deepest lakes in the world: 1. Lake Baikal - Asia - 1,637 m (5,369 ft) 2. Lake Tanganyika - Africa - 1,470 m ...

This is a list of the ten largest lakes in the world by volume: 1. Baikal - Asia 23,600 cubic km** 2. Tanganyika- Africa - 18,900 cubic...

This is a list of the ten largest lakes in the world by surface area: 1. Caspian Sea - Asia - 371,000 sq km (143,000 sq mi)* 2. Lake Su...

The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia. It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or ...

The Sargasso Sea is a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents, and this is the only sea that has no c...

The Amazon Rain Forest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocea...

The lowest lake is the Dead Sea (it's considered a lake but called a sea), which is in the Jordan Valley of Israel. The surface of the...

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country. Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica. This ic...

Approximately 71% of the surface of the Earth are oceans. That water is distributed as follows: - 0009% of the lakes - Issued 0.61% - 2.15% ...