Land of many hills

Before it was an urban jungle, Manhattan was home to the Lenape Indians, who called the island Mannahatta, or "land of many hills." *

The Maldive Islands is the lowest nation on earth

The Maldive Islands is the lowest nation on earth, at just 5 feet above sea level. It is in dander of flooding due to climate change.

The Sun

The Sun’s diameter is about 870,000 miles wide. The Sun is 109 times wider than Earth, and is 333,000 times heavier. That means if you put the Sun on a scale, you would need 333,000 objects that weigh as much as the Earth on the other side to make it balance!

Each patch

Each patch on a giraffe contains a set of blood vessels that regulate heat, helpful in the desert.

Earth was originally

Earth was originally born as a twin to the planet Theia, which was about half as wide as Earth and roughly the size of Mars. The two planets shared an orbit for several million years until they collided. Earth absorbed Theia, and the remaining debris eventually coagulated into Earth’s moon. The mass donated by Theia gave Earth the gravity necessary to sustain a substantial atmosphere.

The Tower of London

The Tower of London was the tallest building in London for 212 years

Venus is the hottest planet

Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system with a surface temperature of 862 °F—Twice as hot as a pizza oven

Galileo

Galileo chose to spend the last years of his life inside his house, because he believed the Earth rotated around the Sun.

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef formed around 18 million years ago & is made up of approximately 900 islands and 3,000 coral reefs.

Milky Way

Every star in the Milky Way is thought to have at least one companion alien world.

Age of the Earth

Supposing that the age of the Earth from the beginning of its existence till now is one day, human beings have only existed for 36 seconds!

Leaning Tower of Pisa

250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Grow up to 3 ft in 24 hours

Bamboo can grow up to 3 ft in 24 hours.

The largest recorded snowflake

The largest recorded snowflake was 15 Inch wide and 8 Inch thick. It fell in Montana in 1887.

The tallest tree on Earth

The Sequoia sempervirens (california redwood) is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching up to 379 feet (115.5 m) in height (without the roots) and up to 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at breast height.

Earth's atmosphere

Earth's atmosphere is, proportionally, thinner than the skin of an apple.

The World's first “groundscraper”

The World's first “groundscraper” - underground luxury hotel in China - Chennaites

"Construction began last month on Shanghai’s first “groundscraper”—a structure built almost completely below the surface. The massive project will eventually take form as the InterContinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland, a 19-story, 380-room luxury hotel surrounded by a 428,000 square-meter theme park.

Mount Roraimna rising

Mount Roraimna rising from mist on border between Brazil , Venezuela and Guyana