1. Sudan Has More Pyramids Than Egypt
Sudan has more
pyramids than any other country on Earth - even more than Egypt. There are at
least 223 pyramids in the Sudanese cities of Al Kurru, Nuri, Gebel
Barkal and Meroƫ. They are generally 20 to 30 metres (65 -100 ft) high
and steep sided.
2. Countries Driving on the Left
2. Countries Driving on the Left
Although people in
the majority of countries of the world drive on the right side of roads, there
are some fifty nations in which people drive on the left. These include England
and many former English colonies such as Australia,New Zealand, India...etc...
but not the U.S. or Canada. There are several non-English countries where
people also drive on the left including Japan.
3. Country With More Horses Than People
The Mongolian
horse is the native horse breed of Mongolia. The breed is purported to be
largely unchanged since the time of Genghis Khan. Nomads living in the
traditional Mongol fashion still hold more than 3 million animals, which
outnumber the country's human population (2,75 million). Despite
their small size, they are horses, not ponies.
4. The Most Linguistically Diverse Country
Papua New Guinea is the country that is home to the most languages, over 750 in all!
The most commonly spoken languages in Papua New Guinea, however, are Motu
and pidgin English.
5. Alaska Has Sand Dunes?
The Great Kobuk
Sand Dunes lie 40 miles above the Arctic Circle, yet summer temperatures
there can soar to 100 degress Fahrenheit! One of Alaska's true oddities, in
some places, the sand stands 100 feet high. The three clusters of dunes
within the park; the Great Kobuk, the Little Kobuk, and the Hunt River Sand
Dunes cover 25 square miles and constitute the largest active sand dunes
within arctic latitudes.
6. Strange Windmills in Ireland
All windmills in
Ireland turn in a clockwise direction, while the rest of the windmills
in the world turn counter-clockwise.
7. London Bridge Over Lake Havasu?
7. London Bridge Over Lake Havasu?
The original London
Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City.
When the bridge, built in the 1830s began to sink into the Thames River in the 1960s,
it was replaced by a more modern concrete bridge. Then, England put the stones
up for sale in 1967. A man named Robert P. McCulloch Sr., purchased the bridge
on April 17, 1968, at a cost of $2,460,000. The 10,246 blocks
were shipped to Arizona and reassembled over a lagoon at the edge Lake Havasu
at a cost of $3 Million. The Bridge opened in 1971.
8. The Most Isolated City in the World
Perth, Australia, is the most isolated city on the planet. 200 miles across impenetrable
desert from the next city of any size.
9. Power of Amazon River
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.
10. The World's Longest Train Journey
10. The World's Longest Train Journey
The Trans-Siberian
Railway offers the world's longest train journey. It takes about 7 days to
travel the 5,580 miles or 9,000 km between Moscow and Vladivostok.
11. Deforestation
11. Deforestation
About 22% of
the earth's original forest coverage remains. Western Europe has lost 98% or so
of its primary forests; Asia 94%; Africa 92%; Oceania 78%;
North America 66%, and South America 54%. Approximately
45% of the world's tropical forests, originally covering 1.4 billion hectares,
have disappeared in the last few decades.
12. Shortest Intercontinental Commercial Flight
12. Shortest Intercontinental Commercial Flight
Shortest
Intercontinental Commercial Flight in the world is from Gibraltar
(Europe) to Tangier (Africa.) Distance is 34 miles, flight time 20
minutes.
13. World's Widest Bridge
According to the
Guinness World Records, Sydney Harbour Bridge is the world's widest
long-span bridge - 16 lanes of car traffic - 8 lanes in the upper floor,
8 in the lower floor (double-decker bridge). The 49 metre (161ft)
wide deck makes Sydney Harbour Bridge the widest long-span bridge in the
world. It is also the fifth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world, and it
is the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres (440 ft)
from top to water level.
14. World's Largest Palace Complex
The Forbidden
City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of
the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses
the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of
emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political
center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists
of 980 buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000
sq ft). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial
architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East
Asia and elsewhere.
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