Few Interesting Facts that Interest You

By
James
– October 29, 2008Posted in: Featured

We are always curious to know about what is happening around us. The more knowledgeable we are, the better we appear in our social circles. Here are a few interesting facts that you can share with your peer group:

  • Tallest Man – Robert Pershing Wadlow, born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22nd, 1918 measures 2.72m (8ft 11.1 in) in height. The last time he was measured was on June 27th,1940. He died on July 15th,1940 due to a septic blister caused by brace, which had not been fitted properly. Wadlows highest recorded weight was 222.71 (35st 1 lb) at the age of 21 years. At the age of 9 he was able to carry his father Harold F.Wadlow, who incidentally was the Mayor of Alton, up the stairs.
  • Shortest Man – He Pingping from Inner Mongolia, the autonomous region of China stands as tall as 2 feet 5.37 inches. The 20year old was born with a certain kind of dwarfism.
  • Tallest woman – Sandy Allen who was 7 feet 7 inches tall inspired school children to accept people who are different from them. She recently died in a nursing home in Shellbyville, Indiana USA. De-Fen Yao of China, who has a height of 7’9″(236, 2cm) claims that she should be recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest woman. Due to a brain tumor operation ( January 2007) she became so gigantic.
  • Shortest woman – Madge Bester (born 1963) is considered to be the shortest woman in the world who is still living. Belonging to South Africa, her height is 2ft 1.5(65cm). She suffers from deformities of the skeleton and is in a wheel chair. She suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, which results in brittle bones.
  • Deepest Canyon – Cotahuasi Canyon in South -Western Peru enjoys the distinction of being the deepest canyon, although Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA is also very deep. The Cotahuasi is cut by Rio Cotahuasi, which is a tributary of Rio Ocona and is 3354 metres deep, almost twice the depth of the well known Grand Canyon.
  • Deepest Lake – Lake Baikal in Southern Siberia in Russia is also known as “Blue Eye of Siberia”. It is 5,712 feet (1,741 metres) deep. Several species of animals and plants can be found in its vicinity. UNESCO declared it as a World Heritage site. Being 25 million years old, it is also considered to be the oldest lake in the world.
  • Deepest Hole – The Soviets have been drilling the deepest hole in the Earth at Kola Peninsula, Russia, close to the Norwegian border. The Russian were digging it since 1970. By 1985, it was 40,000 feet deep. In 1994, it reached a depth of 12,262 metres in 1994. The goal set for the Kola Peninsula was 15,000 metres. The aim of the digging was not for having oil or gas, but to understand the Earth’s crust. Previously, Bertha Rogers well in Okhlahoma stopped at 32,000 feet when molten sulfur was unearthed.
  • Fastest Swimming Bird – Gentoo Penguin can be found on the Antarctic Islands. They can swim about 40km per hour. Large population of these birds can be found at South Georgia, Isles Kerguelen and Falkland Islands. They can be identified by their orange bill and a white stroke located behind the eye. It has long and stiff tail feathers, which stick out as they walk. Breeding is winter.
  • Smallest Bird – Humming bird is the smallest bird ( mellisuga helenae), which are found in Cuba and weigh 0.056 ounces. Length-wise they are 2.5 inches or 6.2 cms. Half of their length consists of the tail and the bill.
  • Longest sea bridge – This is located in the business area of Shanghai, China and is 22 mole bridge. The bridge is link between Shanghai and the industrial city, Ningbo, across the Hangzhou Bay. It will cut travel by about 200 miles. It will consist of 6 lanes and will allow traffic to travel at a speed of 62 miles per hour.

These facts add to your knowledge coffers. There are of course much more facts to discover and enrich the mind. Learn more and broaden your horizon and share them with others.

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