Interesting facts

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The longest place name in the word, at 85 letters, is “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu,” New Zealand. Locals just call it Taumata Hill. (newzealand.com)

That looks like someone's cat sat on the keyboard and they just left it like that. LOL

 

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The coldest temperature ever recorded occurred in Antarctica, -144 Fahrenheit, as reported by researchers in a scientific journal in 2018.

 

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The hottest temperature ever recorded occurred in Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California, at 134 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10, 1913. (public.wmo.int)

 

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Japan records the most earthquakes of any country in the world; but the most earthquakes actually occurs in Indonesia. (usgs.gov)

 

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Each year 16 million thunderstorms happen around the world, and at any given moment, there are about 2,000 thunderstorms in progress. (nssl.noaa.gov)

 

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Sweden has 267,570 islands, the most of any country in the world.

 

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Australia contains a number of pink lakes, but the most stunning is the Pepto Bismol-colored Lake Hillier. The color may be the result of certain algae. (australia.com)

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

Canadian Ground Squirrels can survive harsh winters by hibernating in deep holes for up to 6 months.
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At over 29,000 feet tall, Mt. Everest is the highest point on Earth, but it doesn’t compare to the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench, which is over 36,000 feet deep—nearly seven miles—in the Pacific Ocean.

 

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This isn’t exactly a “fun” fact, but there are over 200 dead bodies of climbers on Mt. Everest because it’s so difficult to bring them down. (outsideonline.com)

 

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Only two people have ever swum the entire length of the 2,350-mile Mississippi River: Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel in 2002 and American former Navy SEAL Chris Ring in 2015. Strel swam for 68 days in a row; Ring took one day off a week, taking 181 days. (strel-swimming.com)

 

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Visitors are not allowed to scatter loved ones’ ashes at Disney World or Disneyland. This is apparently a problem, particularly around the Haunted Mansion attraction. (wsj.com)

 

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The man who designed the Pringles can, Fred Bauer, is buried in one—or at least some of his ashes are. (npr.org)

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

Mosquitos are attracted to the colors red, black, orange and cyan.
Mosquitos ignore the colors green , blue, purple and white
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I never heard of the color "cyan", but when I googled it this color is a greenish-blue mixture.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Mosquitos are attracted to the colors red, black, orange and cyan.
Mosquitos ignore the colors green , blue, purple and white
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I never heard of the color "cyan", but when I googled it this color is a greenish-blue mixture.

Cyan is one of the three basic colors that can be used to make every color imaginable. It's officially called Cyan but most people just call it blue. Magenta (red), Cyan (blue) and Yellow. Some list the middle color as Green but green is made from combining blue and yellow.

 

[trr1]

There’s a world record for the holder of the most world records: Ashrita Furman, who’s set more than 600 records and currently holds more than 200. His records have ranged from fastest mile on a pogo stick, longest time to hula hoop underwater and greatest distance traveled on a bicycle balancing a milk bottle on the head. (guinnessworldrecords.com)

 

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A woodpecker’s tongue actually wraps all the way around its brain, protecting it from damage when it’s hammering into a tree.

 

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A shrimp’s heart is located in its head

 

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Elephants suck on their trunks for comfort.

 

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Anteaters have no teeth