The HARDminute # 33
A Series of “Top Tens”
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But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
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Top Ten
World’s Longest
Suspension Bridges
(Bridge / Place, Country / Length m / Length ft.)
1. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge / Kibe-Awaji, Japan / 1991 m / 6529 ft.
2. Xihoumen Bridge / Zhoushan Archipelago, China / 1650 m / 5414 ft.
3. Great Belt Bridge / Halsskov-Sprogo, Denmark / 1624 m / 5328 ft.
4. Runyang Bridge / Yangtze River, China / 1490 m / 4888 ft
5. Humber Bridge / Barton-upon-Humber UK / 1410 m / 4626 ft.
6. Jiangyin Susprension Bridge / Yangtze River, China / 1385 m / 4543 ft.
7. Tsing Ma Bridge / Tsing-Yi Ma Won, HongKong / 1377 m / 4518 ft.
8. Verranzo Narrows Bridge / New York City, USA / 1298 m / 4260 ft.
tie Golden Gate Bridge / San Francisco USA / 1298 m / 4260 ft.
10. Yangluo Bridge / Yangtze River, China / 1280 m / 4200 ft.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
HARDminute factoid #32 Interesting geography OUTSIDE America
The HARDminute # 32
A Series of “Top Tens”
That Took Forever to Compile
But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
for You to Read.
Top 10 Geographic
Stats OUTSIDE America
1. The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon River is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States.
2. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country. Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica. This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches. Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it) Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
3. Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.
4. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village.”
5. Damascus, Syria was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
5. Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
6. The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn Island in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles/4.53 sq. km. But, the actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M.). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.
7. The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
8. Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.
9. In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years. Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island. There has been no rainfall there for two million years.
10. Spain literally means “the land of rabbits.”
(Thanks to my fishing buddy and bridge partner, John Damgaard in Victoria for these)
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A Series of “Top Tens”
That Took Forever to Compile
But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
for You to Read.
Top 10 Geographic
Stats OUTSIDE America
1. The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon River is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States.
2. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country. Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica. This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches. Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it) Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
3. Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.
4. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village.”
5. Damascus, Syria was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
5. Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
6. The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn Island in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles/4.53 sq. km. But, the actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M.). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.
7. The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
8. Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.
9. In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years. Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island. There has been no rainfall there for two million years.
10. Spain literally means “the land of rabbits.”
(Thanks to my fishing buddy and bridge partner, John Damgaard in Victoria for these)
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HARDminute Factoid 31. Interesting USA geography
The HARDminute # 31
A Series of “Top Tens”
That Took Forever to Compile
But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
for You to Read.
Top 10 Geographic / demographic
Surprise Stats in America
(Thanks to my fishing buddy and bridge partner, John Damgaard in Victoria for these)
1. More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.
2. The deepest hole ever made in the world is in Texas. It is as deep as 20 Empire State Buildings but only 3 inches wide.
3. Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
4. The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression "apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple. There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.
5. St. Paul, Minnesota, was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant who set up the first business there.
6. Los Angeles full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula --and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
7. There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio; every one is man made.
8. Woodward Avenue in Detroit , Michigan, carries the designation M-1, named so because it was the first paved road anywhere.
9. Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A.: 1%, in Canada: 75%
10. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
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A Series of “Top Tens”
That Took Forever to Compile
But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
for You to Read.
Top 10 Geographic / demographic
Surprise Stats in America
(Thanks to my fishing buddy and bridge partner, John Damgaard in Victoria for these)
1. More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.
2. The deepest hole ever made in the world is in Texas. It is as deep as 20 Empire State Buildings but only 3 inches wide.
3. Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
4. The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression "apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple. There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.
5. St. Paul, Minnesota, was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant who set up the first business there.
6. Los Angeles full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula --and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
7. There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio; every one is man made.
8. Woodward Avenue in Detroit , Michigan, carries the designation M-1, named so because it was the first paved road anywhere.
9. Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A.: 1%, in Canada: 75%
10. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
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HARDminute Factoid #30 Prisoners
The HARDminute # 30
A Series of “Top Tens”
That Took Forever to Compile
But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
for You to Read.
Top 10 Countries’
A Series of “Top Tens”
That Took Forever to Compile
But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
for You to Read.
Top 10 Countries’
Prison Populations
We already have a pool at the office as to who will respond…and with which names that should be imprisoned. Don’t disappoint me. But, for now, here are the statistics.
Country / Amount of prisoners per 100.000 inhabitants / Total amount
1. USA / 724 / 2,135,901
2. China / 118 / 1,548,498
3. Russia / 518 / 828,900
4. Brazil / 183 / 336,358
5. India / 31 / 322,357
6. Mexico / 191 / 201,931
7. Ukraine / 364 / 170,057
8. Thailand / 264 / 168,264
9. South Africa / 344 / 156, 175
10. Iran / 191 / 135,132
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