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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:59:51 +0000 (UTC)
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An amazing compilation. Very interesting.
Regards,Anil Bhatnagar
| Where is the world's coldest place?
East Antarctic Plateau ...
On the high ridge of the East Antarctic Plateau the temperature can
dropto as low as-135.8 degrees Fahrenheit which was recorded in
August 2010.
Where is the world's most populated city?
Shanghai ...
At a whopping 24,150,000 permanent inhabitants Shanghai is the only
city that is home to over twenty-four million people in one city.
Where is the world's least populated city? (the picture is the clue)
Vatican City ... With a paltry population of eight hundred and
forty-two the city-state of Vatican City is the smallest city and
state in the world.
Where is the world's wealthiest city?
Tokyo, Japan ... That tower might as well be made of gold since Tokyo
tops the charts with a GDP of $1,520 billion beating New York City by
a mere $310 billion.
Where is the world's poorest city in the poorest country?
Kinshasa, Congo .... it is the poorest city in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo which is also the poorest country in the world at a GDP
of $55 billion. Many of its residents live on less $1 a day.
What is the highest point in the world? (this one is easy)
Mount Everest ... Towering 29,029 feet in the air, the top of Mount
Everest is the closest you can get to touching outer space while still
standing on Earth.
Where is the lowest point in the world?
The Challenger Deep Trench ...It is the lowest known natural point in
the world at 35,797 ft below sea level at the bottom of the Mariana
Trench. Only three people have ever made it to the bottom in a
submersible one of which was filmmaker James Cameron.
What is the most photographed place in the United States?
Surprise: the Guggenheim building in New York ...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 Sightsmap 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 New York City. Guess it impresses a
lot of visitors.
And I thought it was Abbey Road, London.
Where is the wettest spot on Earth? (and it's not the Amazon!)
Mawsynram, India ... In this city in India, it rains an average of
467.35 inches per year and has a record of one thousand inches in
1985...much more than any rain forest!
Where is the driest spot on Earth? (It's not the Sahara!)
The Atacama Desert ... The six hundred miles of South America's
Atacama desert is recorded as the driest place on Earth, no contest.
This desert has an average of only four inches of rain every hundred
years. Incredible but true.
What city claims to be the sunniest place in the United States
Yuma, Arizona ... In this city in Arizona the sun shines for an
average of eleven hours a day. The usual forecast is sun for ninety
percent of the year, averaging a total of 4015 daylight hours each
year.
Where is the most expensive city to live in? (It's not in the United
States thankfully)
Singapore ... This city has recently beat out Tokyo, Japan, for the
title of "most expensive city" for 2014. Cars can cost between four
to six times as much in Singapore from what they cost in the United
States or United Kingdom (for example, a Toyota Prius actually costs
about $150,000 there).
Where is the least expensive city to live in?
Mumbai, India ... 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 Singapore would only cost $0.91 in Mumbai. A lot
of poverty brings the cost of living down.
What country consumes the most food per capita?
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.
Where is the world's oldest city?
Damascus ... There's quite a bit of controversy over which city gets
to officially claim the title of "oldest continuously inhabited city."
However, Damascus is the safest bet with evidence of civilization
that extends back over eleven thousand years.
Which is the youngest country in the world?
South Sudan ... The people of South Sudan were formally recognized as
an independent country in2011 making it the youngest country in the
world to-date.
Which is the world's most visited city?
London ... After a several years of competition with Bangkok, London
has regained its place as the world's most visited city (according to
MasterCard's 2014 Global Destinations City Index). The city sees
about 18.69 million international visitors annually, generating $19.3
billion in revenue for their city.
What is the world's least popular country?
Iran ... On that same rating scale, Iran has come in dead last (at a
seventy-nine percent negativity rating) for many years. Only fifteen
percent of people polled viewed Iran in a positive light.
Where is the world's most dangerous city to live in?
San Pedro, Honduras ... This city averagesover three murders a day.
The violence stems from the city's role as a major hub for illegal
drug and arms trafficking.
Which country consumes the most caffeine in the world?
Sweden ... The strong coffee in Sweden will put a spring in your step
and hair on your tongue. The Swedes consume an average of three
hundred and eighty-eight mg of caffeine in coffee per person per day
(that's almost five Red Bulls in the United States).
Which country in the world drinks the most alcohol?
Belarus ... In the little country of Belarus each person above the age
of sixteen drinks an average of 4.62 gallons of alcohol every year.
That's a lot of booze.
Which country is the most bicycle friendly in the world?
The Netherlands … By comparing cities using the average number of
bicycle trips made daily, one city reigns supreme: Groningen in the
Netherlands. About fifty percent of the population commute via bike
daily making it the city with the greatest proportion of cyclists.
However, many other cities in the Netherlands have a great bicycling
tradition.
Where is the world's most energy efficient city?
Reykjavik, Iceland ... All of the energy and heat used by the citizens
of Reykjavik, Iceland, come from geothermal plants and renewable
hydropower making 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.
Which country has the longest life expectancy in the world?
Monaco ... According to the World Health Organization's 2013 study,
Monaco tops the charts for longest living citizens with an average
life expectancy of 87.2 years. Men in Monaco live an average 85.3
years and women live longer to an average of eighty-nine years.
Which country has the shortest life expectancy?
Sierra Leone … On the opposite side of that coin, the population of
Sierra Leone live only to an average of forty-seven years. The men of
Sierra Leone live to an average of forty-seven years old, whereas
women live a little longer, an average of forty-eight years. Poverty
plays a big roll in their short life expectancy.
What country would qualify as the most stressed-out nation in the
world because of its living conditions?
Nigeria ... 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: Nigeria's
people are, hands-down, the most stressed out population in the world.
Which city has the highest average IQ?
Hong Kong ... 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
Hong Kong has the highest IQ level at an average of one hundred and
seven points per person. However, Hong Kong is a special
administrative region of China, meaning that it falls within the
sovereignty of the People's Republic of China yet does not form part
of Mainland China because it has it's own government. So these
results are questionable.
Which foreign city is the world's mostwell-connected one for internet use?
Seoul, South Korea ... Surprisingly, despite China's six hundred and
eighteen million internet users who spend an average of 18.7 hours a
week surfing the net, China didn't even make the top ten for internet
connection. Seoul, South Korea is a different story considering the
average connection speed, availability (including free access),
openness to innovation, support of public data and privacy/security.
Seoul, South Korea, is the champion of internet-connectedness. With
ten thousand government supported free WiFi spots dotting the city and
an internet speed that goes unchallenged globally, Seoul is an
internet junkie's paradise.
Wasn't that interesting? I'll bet you learned something new,I know I did! |
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