Interesting Stuff
Alaska
More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska .
Amazon 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 % 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, i.e.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert. Brazil Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village .' Chicago Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road any where. Damascus , Syria Istanbul (AKA Constantinople), Turkey , is the only city in the world located on two continents. Los Angeles The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's 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. OhioThere are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio , every one is man made.
Pitcairn Island 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 The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.MO.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 SPAIN literally means 'the land of rabbits.' St. Paul, Minnesota Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A: 1%, in Canada : 75%. Texas The 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 Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where what we learn today, we forget tomorrow. But, give it a shot anyway!. |
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