Some Interesting Information Regarding World's Superlatives
Where is the world's hottest place?
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The highest air temperature ever
recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit, (56.7C) at
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Where is the world's coldest place?
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East Antarctic Plateau...
On the high ridge of the East Antarctic
Plateau, the temperature can drop to as low as -135.8 degrees Fahrenheit (-93.2C) which was recorded in August, 2010.
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Where is the world's most populated city?
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Shanghai...
At a whopping 24,150,000 permanent
inhabitants,
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With a paltry population of 842, the
city-state of
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That tower might as well be made of gold
since
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it is the poorest city in the
Many of its residents live on less $1 a
day.
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Mount Everest ...
Towering
29,029 feet (8.848 m) in the air, the top of
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The Challenger Deep trench ..
It is the lowest known natural point in
the world at 35,797 feet (10.91km) below sea level at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Only 3 people have ever made it to the
bottom in a submersible, one of which was filmmaker James Cameron.
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Surprise: the Guggenheim building in
Photos have always told stories, but in
today's world of cell phone cameras and social media, that story is relayed as
data to companies who monitor everything we do.
Geotagged data was culled by Sights map
using a Google-based image sharing software, and can show us the most
photographed places in the world, right down to this landmark.
The strange winner is this building in
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In this city in
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The
The 600 miles of South America's
This desert has an average of only 4
inches (10.16cm) of rain every hundred years. Incredible, but
true.
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In this city in
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This city has recently beat out
Cars can cost between 4-6 times as much
in
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At the other end of the spectrum,
Mumbai, India, is the cheapest place to live in the world, according to the
Worldwide Cost of Living Index, 2014.
For some comparison, a loaf of bread
that would cost $3.36 in
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The overweight United States ....
We eat an average of 3,770 calories a
day each. Shamefully, obesity is becoming more of a problem every year.
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There's quite a bit of controversy over
which city gets to officially claim the title of "oldest continuously
inhabited city.
However,
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The people of
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After a several years of competition
with
(according to MasterCard's 2014
The city sees about 18.69 million
international visitors annually, generating $19.3 billion in revenue for their
city.
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On that same rating scale, Iran has come
in dead last (at a 79% negativity rating) for many years.Only 15% of people polled
viewed Iran in a positive light.
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This city averages over 3 murders a day.
The violence stems from the city's role as a major hub for illegal drug and
arms trafficking.
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The strong coffee in
The Swedes consume an average of 388 mg
of caffeine in coffee per person, per day(that's almost 5 Red Bulls in the
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The
By comparing cities using the average
number of bicycle trips made daily, one city reigns supreme:
About 50 percent of the population
commute via bike daily, making it the city with the greatest proportion of
cyclists.
However, many other cities in the
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All of the energy and heat used by the
citizens of Reykjavik, Iceland
come from geothermal plants and
renewable hydropowermaking it the most sustainable and energy efficient city in
the world.
This city has also been replacing
traditional buses with hydrogen-fueled buses, from which the only emissions are
water.
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According to the World Health
Organization's study from 2013,
Men in
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On the opposite side of that coin, the
population of
The men of
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By looking at the homicide rate, the GDP
per capita, continued income inequality, corruption, lack of education opportunities
and unemployment numbers, one thing is clear:
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There are a lot of factors that affect an
IQ score, ranging from national and personal wealth, to simply what test is
used.
As a result, these findings are highly
controversial, but suggest that
However, Hong Kong is a special
administrative region of
meaning that it falls within the
sovereignty of the People's Republic of
yet does not form part of Mainland
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Surprisingly, despite
Seoul, Korea is a different story
considering the average connection speed, availability, (including free access), openness to
innovation, support of public data, and privacy/security,
With 10,000 government supported free Wi-Fi
spots dotting the city,
and an internet speed that goes
unchallenged globally,
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Now, was not that interesting! Bet you
learned something....
(Courtesy of Son
Pari vide amdavadis4ever)
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