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From: Vishal Khanna <

 

Alaska     More than half of the coastline of the entire  United States  is in  Alaska .   Amazon     The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% Of the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the  Atlantic Ocean  that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean.  The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the  United States .   Antarctica       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 ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however,  Antarctica  is essentially a desert; The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches. Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, With an absolute humidity lower than the  Gobi  desert.   Brazil     Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.   Canada     Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.  Canada  is an Indian word meaning ' Big  Village '.   Chicago         Next to  Warsaw ,  Chicago  has the largest Polish population In the world.   Detroit     Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, So named because it was the first paved road anywhere.   Damascus,  Syria         Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years Before  Rome  was founded in 753 BC, Making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.   Istanbul,  Turkey       Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world Located on two continents.   Los Angeles     Los Angeles' full name is: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de  Los Angeles  de Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size:  L.A.   New York City     The term 'The Big Apple' was coined By touring jazz musicians of the 1930s Who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play  New York City Is to play the big time - The Big Apple.   There are more Irish in  New York City Than in  Dublin ,  Ireland ; More Italians in  New York City Than in  Rome ,  Italy ; And more Jews in  New York City Than in Tel  Aviv ,  Israel .   Ohio       There are no natural lakes in the state of  Ohio , every one is manmade.   Pitcairn Island     The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn In  Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. Miles/4,53 sq. Km.   Rome     The first city to reach a population of 1 million people Was  Rome ,  Italy  in 133 B.C.There is a city called  Rome  on every continent.   Siberia       Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.   S.M.O.M.     The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world Is the Sovereign Military Order of  Malta  (S.M.O.M).It is located in the city of  Rome ,  Italy , Has an area of two tennis courts And, as of 2001, has a population of 80 -- 20 less people than the  Vatican . It is a sovereign entity under international law, Just as the  Vatican  is.   Sahara  Desert     In the  Sahara   Desert , there is a town named  Tidikelt ,  Algeria , Which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.Technically though, the driest place on Earth Is in the valleys of the Antarctic near  Ross   Island .There has been no rainfall there for two million years.   Spain       Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits'.   St. Paul,  Minnesota     St. Paul,  Minnesota, was originally called Pig's Eye After a man named  Pierre  'Pig's Eye' Parrant Who set up the first business there.   Roads         Chances that a road is unpaved: In the  U.S.A.  = 1%; In  Canada = 75%   Russia     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 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research And gave up some unexpected discoveries, One of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so massive that the mud coming from the hole Was boiling with it.   United States     The Eisenhower interstate system requires That one mile in every five must be straight.These straight sections are usable as airstrips In times of war or other emergencies.   Waterfalls       The water of Angel Falls (the world's highest) in  Venezuela Drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).They are 15 times higher than  Niagara Falls .     I have always said, you should learn something new every day.   Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where what we learn today, we forgettomorrow.   But, give it a shot anyway.   So, How Was The Experience ???

 

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