9 incredibly interesting facts about the world

1/3/2021

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Geography Story: 9 incredibly interesting facts about the world

Even if you read educational articles every day, you may still be unaware of some of the most amazing facts about the world we live in. Check out these 9 mind-blowing facts and tell us in the comments if this information was new for you. Let's start!

#1 Coca-Cola is banned in North Korea and Cuba.

Trade sanctions ban the distrobution of the world-famous beverage in these countries.

#2 The Canary islands are named after dogs, not birds.

Who knew? The island's name in Spanish is "Islas Canarias", which comes from the Latin phrase "Canariae Insulae" translated as "Island of dogs".

#3 The Paris Agreement on climate change is the treaty with the highest number of countries signed to it.

197 members of the UNFCCC have signed the Agreement.

#4 The coldest temperature ever recorded is -144°F or -97°C in Antarctica

It was recorded that breathing under such conditions could cause hemorrhage that would kill one immediately.

#5 The number of bacteria on Earth is around 4 quadrillion quadrillion

This means that there are more bacteria than humans on the planet.

#6 If you're alive today, you're lucky to be one of 7% of people who have ever lived in the world.

#7 Unless you're Chinese, the panda at your local zoo is just paying a visit.

Yeah, that's right, all giant pandas in the zoos of the world are on loan from China.

#8 The red-billed quelea is the most common bird in the world.

With their numbers ranging from around 1 to 10 billion in total, they're an absolute pest to farmers.

#9 There are around 10 quadrillion ants in the world, and their total weight is around the same as that of the entire human population.

Geography Story: #9 There are around 10 quadrillion ants in the world, and their total weight is around the same as that of the entire human population. — pixabay

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26 Comments

Julie Domaille

The one about the ants weighing more than the human race on earth WOW

Doreen Binks

I agree - I don't understand what the meaning is.

kathimcleod

I think number 6 is a ‘misprint’

Gail Cusack

Thanks for these amazing facts, I am so much wiser now.. Bit confused by the 7% having lived in the world but someone will explain 😊

john duckett

Interesting facts other than number 6 which is just confusing.

lmoores

I am one of 7% that ever lived?

lmoores

Julie Domaille, the weight is around the same.

John Mullin

Never heard of the red billed quelea,not many of them in Warwickshire or the West Midlands as a whole

Judi Hanan

I hadn't known any of this information. Pretty interesting!

Gary McLean

If you're alive today then you're one of 7% of people who have ever lived , is a very confusing statement

Jim Mascair

That fact about Antarctica is dang cold. I'm scratching it off as a vacation destination.

Lilian Ling

The ants statement takes some believing...

Johnny Rock

Yeah, but can the ants lift the weight of the human race?

Mary Gonzalez

The ants

John New

At one time it was the passenger pigeon, till man wiped them from the face of the earth in the nineteenth century.Darlene Davidson,

oldrecordguy

Another interesting fact about the world: We will be closer to the sun (perihelion) tomorrow than any other time of the year! This will result in 2% more luminosity (heat and light) than the world will receive 6 months from now.