10 facts for today

Posted in The Facts by Ruslan Ulanov on the April 4th, 2008

69% Americans use Internet & 5.5% Indians only.
El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 - the hottest ever measured.
Plastics take 500 years to break down.
America has 30.30% airports of the world & India has only 0.70%.
There are roughly 4,000 known minerals, although only about 200 are of major importance.
The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles.
Crocodile only animal & reptile that sheds tear while eating.
The world’s deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central China, more than 830,000 people were killed.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).
The sunrays reached at the earth in 8 minutes & 3 seconds.

Just the facts