[BITList] Learn something new today - INTERESTING!
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franka at iinet.net.au
Fri Feb 10 03:52:56 GMT 2017
*Where is the world's**_coldest place_*
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*East Antarctic Plateau ...*
On the high ridge of the East Antarctic Plateau, the temperature can
drop to as low as*-135.8*degrees Fahrenheit, which was recorded in
August, 2010.
*Where is the world's**_most populated city_**?*
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*Shanghai ...*
At a whopping 24,150,000 permanent inhabitants, Shanghaiis the only
city that is home to over 24 million people in one city.
*Where is the world's _least populated city_?
**(the picture is the clue)*
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*Vatican City**...*
With a paltry population of 842, the city-state of Vatican Cityis
the smallest city and state in the world.
*Where is the world's**_wealthiest city_**?*
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*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_**?*
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*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)
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*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?*
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*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 U.S.?*
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*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.
Geo tagged data was culled by Sights map 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. I guess it impresses a lot of visitors.
*Where is the _wettest spot_ on Earth? *(and it's not the Amazon!)
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*Mawsynram, India**...*
In this city in India, it rains an average of*467.35 *inches per
year, and has a record of 1000 inches in 1985. It is much more than
any rain forest!
*Where is the**_driest spot_**on Earth? (It's not the Sahara!)*
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*The Atacama Desert ...*
The*600 miles *of South America's Atacama desert is recorded as the
driest place on Earth, no contest.
This desert has an average of only 4 inches of rain every hundred
years. Incredible, but true.
*What city claims to be the**_sunniest place_**in the U.S.?*
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*Yuma**, Arizona**...*
In this city in Arizona, the sun shines for an average of 11 hours a
day. The usual forecast is sun for 90 percent of the year, averaging
a total of 4015 daylight hours each year.
*Where is the _most expensive city_ to live in? *
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*Singapore**...*
This city has recently beat out Tokyo, Japan, for the title of "most
expensive city" for 2014.
Cars can cost between 4-6 times as much in Singapore from what they
cost in the US or UK (for example, a Toyota Prius actually costs
about $150,000.00 there).
*Where is the**_least expensive city_**to live in?*
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*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. The high rate of
poverty brings the cost of living down.
*What country consumes the**_most food per capita?_*
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*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_**?*
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*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 more than *11,000 years.*
*Which is the**_youngest country_**in the world?*
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*South Sudan**...*
The people of South Sudan were formally recognized as an independent
country in *2011*, making it the youngest country in the world to-date.
*Which is the world's _most visited city_?*
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*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_**?*
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*Iran**...*
On that same rating scale, Iran has come in dead last (at a 79%
negativity rating) for many years.
Only 15% of people polled viewed Iran in a positive light.
*Where is the world's**_most dangerous_**city to live in?*
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*San Pedro, Honduras**...*
This city averages *over 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?*
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*Sweden**...*
The strong coffee in Sweden will put a spring in your step, and hair
on your tongue.
The Swedes consume an average of 388 mg of caffeine in coffee per
person, per day (that's almost 5 Red Bulls in the U.S.).
*Which country in the world**_drinks the most alcohol_**?*
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*Belarus**...*
In the little country of Belarus, each person above the age of 16
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?*
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*The Netherlands ...*
By comparing cities using the average number of bicycle trips made
daily, one city reigns supreme:
Groningenin the Netherlands. About 50 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?*
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*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?*
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*Monaco**...*
According to the World Health Organization's study from 2013,
Monacotops 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 89 years.
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**Which country has the****_shortest life expectancy_**?**
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**Sierra Leone**
**On the opposite side of that coin, the population of Sierra Leone
live only to an average of 47 years.**
**The men of Sierra Leone live to an average of 47 years old,
whereas women live a little longer, an average of 48 years.**
**Poverty plays a big role in their short life expectancy.**
**What country would qualify as the most stressed-out nation in the
world because of their living conditions?**
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**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?**
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**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 107 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 its own government.**
**So these results are questionable.**
**Which foreign city is the world's most_well-connected one for
internet use_?**
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**Seoul****, South Korea**
**Surprisingly, despite China's 618 million internet users who spend
an average of 18.7 hours a week surfing the net,**
**China****didn't even make the top 10 for internet connection.**
**Seoul, 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,
Republic of Korea****is the champion of internet-connectedness.**
**With 10,000 government supported****free Wi-Fi 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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