Facts About World

         

• Antarctica is the coldest continent on earth, where a temperature of 126.9 degrees F below zero was once recorded. Chicago is home to three of the five tallest buildings in the world — the Sears Tower, Standard Oil Building, and John Hancock Center.
• Hans Langseth had the longest beard at a record length of 17 1/2 feet long! When he died, his beard was given to the Smithsonian Institute.
• The deadliest disease was the pneumonic form of the Black Death of 1347-1351. It had death rate of 100%.
• The largest egg laid by a living bird is that of the North African Ostrich. It is 6 to 8 inches in length and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The smallest is that of the hummingbird. It is less than 0.39 inches in diameter.
• The fastest bird is the peregrine falcon. It can fly at a speed of 168-217 miles per hour.
• The hottest continent on earth is Africa, where a record high of 136.4 degrees F was once recorded.
• The hottest place on earth is in Dallol, Ethiopia, which is a sizzling 94 degrees in the shade on a typical day!
• Angel Falls in Venezuela is 20 times taller than Niagara Falls.
• The blue whale is the largest animal that ever lived (it could reach 100 feet long and weight up to 150 tons!)
• Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a basketball game in 1962, when he played for the Philadelphia Warriors.
• The longest bout of hiccups lasted 69 years!
• The longest conga to this date included 119,986 people.
• The smallest cat is the Singapuras and weighs only 4 pounds.
• The longest movie made lasts 85 hours and is fittingly titled “The Cure for Insomnia.”
• Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, standing 29,028 feet high.
• Did you know that there is a world record for seeing how many times you can attempt a world record?!
• The smallest dog recorded was a Yorkie and was only 4 inches tall. The biggest dog weighed 344 pounds- more than two full grown men!
• The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
• The largest baby to be born so far weighed in at 15 pounds, 5 ounces!

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