MORE TRIVIA ABOUT OUR WORLD
Added on: 1st May 2015
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.
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