Interesting Facts About the World

The world is largely influenced by inventions of humans. But world itself is greatly equipped with many interesting facts about itself. Here are few interesting facts that everyone should know about the world:

•The world's oldest continuously inhabited city is Damascus, Syria, dating back to 10,000 BC.
•The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the world's largest living structure and can even be seen from space.
•Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth, with temperatures dropping to as low as -128.6°F (-89.2°C).
•The world's largest mountain range is actually under the ocean. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge stretches for 40,000 miles (64,000 km) down the center of the Atlantic Ocean.
•The longest river in the world is the Nile River in Africa, spanning over 4,135 miles (6,650 km).
•The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
•The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).
•Mount Everest is the highest peak on Earth, standing at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters).
•The world's largest cave system is the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, USA, stretching over 400 miles (643 km).
•The Earth's atmosphere extends about 600 miles (1,000 km) above its surface.
•The world's largest land animal is the African elephant, weighing up to 13,000 pounds (6,000 kg).
•The deepest point in the ocean is the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, at a depth of 36,070 feet (10,994 meters).
•The largest desert in the world is the Sahara Desert in Africa, spanning over 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square km).
•The Great Wall of China, which spans over 13,000 miles (21,000 km), is the longest wall in the world.
•The world's largest island is Greenland, located in the Arctic Ocean, covering over 836,000 square miles (2.16 million square km).
•The tallest mount Everest, is 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) tall.
•The deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench, is about 36,070 feet (10,994 meters) deep.
•There are approximately 7.9 billion people in the world as of 2023.
•The world's largest desert, the Sahara, is roughly the size of the United States.
•The longest river in the world is the Nile, stretching 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers).
•The Great Barrier Reef, located in Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system.
•The largest continent in the world is Asia, covering about 30% of the Earth's land area.
•The smallest country in the world is Vatican City, with an area of just 0.17 square miles (0.44 square kilometers).
•The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius) at Vostok Station in Antarctica.
•The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius) in Furnace Creek Ranch, California.
•The world's largest waterfall by volume is the Victoria Falls, located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
•The world's largest tree by volume is the General Sherman tree, located in California's Sequoia National Park.
•The world's largest cave is the Son Doong Cave in Vietnam.
•The world's largest island is Greenland, covering over 836,000 square miles (2.2 million square kilometers).
•The Great Wall of China, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the longest wall in the world, stretching over 13,000 miles (21,000 kilometers).
•The world's largest flower, the Rafflesia arnoldii, can grow up to three feet (one meter) in diameter and weigh up to 15 pounds (7 kilograms).
•The world's largest mammal is the blue whale, which can weigh up to 200 tons (181 metric tons).
•The world's largest bird is the ostrich, which can grow up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall.
•The world's largest butterfly is the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, which has a wingspan of up to one foot (30 centimeters).
•The world's largest spider is the Goliath bird-eating spider, which can grow up to one foot (30 centimeters) in leg span.
•The world's largest diamond, the Cullinan Diamond, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and weighed over 3,100 carats (0.6 kilograms).
•The world's largest pearl, the Pearl of Lao Tzu, weighs 6.4 kilograms (14.1 pounds) and was discovered in a giant clam off the coast of the Philippines in 1934.
•The world's largest salt flat is the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, covering over 4,000 square miles (10,000 square kilometers).
•The world's largest hot desert is the Sahara in North Africa, covering over 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers).
•The world's largest cold desert is Antarctica, covering over 5.4 million square miles (14 million square kilometers).
•The world's largest man-made structure is the Great Wall of China, stretching over 13,000 miles (21,000 kilometers).
•The world's largest pyramid by volume is the Great pyramid im Egypt.

The author is a content writer at the country's one of the higher education universities.