The deepest depth in the ocean is 36,198 feet (6.9 miles or 11 kilometers) at the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean well south of Japan near the Mariana Islands.
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250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa
250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Read More »Total surface area of the Earth
The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles or 510 million square kilometers. The Earth is a water heavy planet, so, if you break its surface area into water and land segments, it would look like this: Land 149 million km Water 361 million km
Read More »“Bookkeeper” is only word with 3 consecutive Double letters
“Bookkeeper” is the only word in English language with three consecutive Double letters. It’s the only one in which removing the hyphen and merging the two words is a practical option.
Read More »When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of 3,000 miles
When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
Read More »Word Arctic comes from the ancient Greek Arktikos
The word “Arctic” comes from the ancient Greek Arktikos, or “country of the great bear.” Though the Greeks had no knowledge of the polar bear, they named the region after the constellation Ursus Major, the Great Bear, found in the Northern Sky.
Read More »Louisiana loses 30 square miles of land each year
Louisiana loses about 30 square miles (78 square kilometers) of land each year to coastal erosion, hurricanes, other natural and human causes and a thing called subsidence, which means sinking.
Read More »Only 3% water of the earth is fresh
Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted. Of that 3%, over 2% is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. Means less than 1% fresh water is found in lakes, rivers and underground.
Read More »Takshila – The world’s first University
The world’s first University was established in Takshila, India in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Read More »Six times more water than the river above
A huge underground river runs underneath the Nile, with six times more water than the river above.
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