MORE TRIVIA ABOUT OUR WORLD

GLACIERS STORE BETWEEN 70% AND 80% OF

ALL THE FRESHWATER ON THE PLANET.

99% OF THOSE GLACIERS ARE IN THE ARCTIC AND

ANTARCTIC.

IN 1811 AND 1812, THREE EARTHQUAKES MEASURING

AROUND 8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE, CAUSED THE

MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO FLOW BACKWARDS.

THE SEVEN LARGEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

(RUSSIA, CANADA, USA, CHINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL AND

ARGENTINA) TAKE HALF OF OUR PLANET’S TERRITORY.

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY CROSSES EXACTLY

3901 BRIDGES.

NAURU IS THE ONLY STATE IN THE WORLD

THAT HAS NO OFFICIAL CAPITAL.

THERE ARE THE 17 ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN JAPAN

SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN MANHATTAN HAVE

THEIR OWN ZIP CODE.