120 Random Facts About The World’s largest, Tallest and Longest

1. The largest ocean on Earth is the Pacific Ocean, covering more than 60 million square miles.
2. The largest continent on Earth is Asia, covering about 17 million square miles.
3. The world’s largest country by land area is Russia, spanning 11 time zones and over 17 million square kilometers.
4. The largest desert on Earth is the Sahara Desert, spanning around 9.2 million square kilometers.
5. The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef, stretches over 2,300 kilometers off the coast of Australia.
6. The largest animal ever to have lived on Earth is the blue whale, reaching lengths up to 100 feet.
7. The world’s largest rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest, covering an area of about 5.5 million square kilometers.
8. The world’s largest island is Greenland, with an area of over 2.1 million square kilometers.
9. The largest salt flat is Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, spanning over 10,582 square kilometers.
10. The largest lake by surface area is the Caspian Sea, covering approximately 371,000 square kilometers.
11. The largest active volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, with a volume of approximately 18,000 cubic miles.
12. The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia arnoldii, which can grow to be 3 feet across.
13. The largest bird in the world is the ostrich, which can stand up to 9 feet tall.
14. The world’s largest hot desert is the Sahara, covering 9.2 million square kilometers in North Africa.
15. The largest mammal on land is the African elephant.
16. The largest palace in the world is the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania.
17. The largest stadium in the world by capacity is Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea.
18. The world’s largest library by the number of books is the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
19. The world’s largest man-made lake by surface area is Lake Volta in Ghana.
20. The largest city by population is Tokyo, Japan, with a metro population of over 37 million.
21. The largest airplane by length and wingspan is the Stratolaunch, with a wingspan of 385 feet.
22. The world’s largest tree by volume is General Sherman, a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park in the United States.
23. The world’s largest cave is Son Doong in Vietnam.
24. The world’s largest sand island is Fraser Island in Australia.
25. The world’s largest shopping mall is the Iran Mall in Tehran, Iran.
26. The largest bird in the world by wingspan is the wandering albatross, with a wingspan up to 3.5 meters.
27. The largest meteorite ever discovered is the Hoba meteorite in Namibia, estimated to weigh about 60 tons.
28. The largest carnivorous plant is the Nepenthes rajah, which can hold up to 3.5 liters of water in its pitcher.
29. The world’s largest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea.
30. The world’s largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia.
31. The world’s largest church is St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
32. The largest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with a height of 979 meters.
33. The world’s largest diamond, the Cullinan Diamond, was 3106.75 carats (621.35 g) before it was cut.
34. The world’s largest airport by total land area is King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
35. The largest religion in the world by followers is Christianity.
36. The world’s largest film studio is Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India.
37. The largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, at about 100 kilometers wide.
38. The world’s largest living organism is the honey mushroom fungus in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, USA.
39. The largest fruit ever recorded was a pumpkin that weighed 2,624.6 pounds.
40. The largest primate is the Eastern Gorilla.
41. The largest university by enrollment is the Indira Gandhi National Open University in India.
42. The world’s largest hot spring is the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, USA.
43. The world’s largest man-made hole is the Mir Diamond Mine in Eastern Siberia, Russia.
44. The largest cave chamber by area is the Sarawak Chamber in Malaysia.
45. The world’s largest indoor arena is the Philippine Arena in the Philippines.
46. The world’s largest amphitheater is the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
47. The world’s largest museum is the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
48. The world’s largest McDonald’s restaurant by seating capacity is in Orlando, Florida, USA.
49. The world’s largest square is the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China.
50. The world’s largest active geyser is the Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
51. The largest mountain range is the Andes in South America, stretching over 7,000 kilometers.
52. The world’s tallest mountain above sea level is Mount Everest in the Himalayas, standing at 8,848.86 meters.
53. The tallest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with a height of 979 meters.
54. The tallest tree in the world is Hyperion, a coast redwood in California, USA, standing over 379 feet tall.
55. The world’s tallest statue is the Statue of Unity in India, standing 182 meters tall.
56. The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE, standing at 828 meters.
57. The tallest tower in the world is the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan, standing at 634 meters.
58. The tallest volcano in the world is Ojos del Salado on the Argentina-Chile border, standing at 6,893 meters.
59. The world’s tallest animal is the giraffe, which can grow up to 18 feet tall.
60. The tallest roller coaster in the world is the Kingda Ka in Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA, standing at 456 feet.
61. The tallest hotel in the world is the Gevora Hotel in Dubai, standing at 356 meters.
62. The tallest radio tower in the world is the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, USA, standing at 628.8 meters.
63. The world’s tallest bridge is the Millau Viaduct in France, with a height of 343 meters.
64. The tallest lighthouse in the world is the Jeddah Light in Saudi Arabia, standing at 133 meters.
65. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam in China, standing at 305 meters.
66. The world’s tallest thermometer is located in Baker, California, USA, and stands at 134 feet.
67. The tallest bird in the world is the ostrich, which can grow up to 9 feet tall.
68. The world’s tallest man in recorded history was Robert Wadlow, who reached 8 feet 11 inches.
69. The tallest elevator in the world is in the Burj Khalifa, which travels a distance of 504 meters.
70. The tallest residential building in the world is the Central Park Tower in New York City, standing at 472.44 meters.
71. The world’s tallest Ferris wheel is the Ain Dubai (Dubai Eye), standing at 250 meters.
72. The tallest mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars, standing at 22 kilometers.
73. The tallest monument in the United States is the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, standing at 192 meters.
74. The world’s longest wall is the Great Wall of China, which stretches over 21,196 kilometers.
75. The world’s longest river is the Nile, stretching approximately 6,650 kilometers.
76. The longest mountain range is the Andes, stretching over 7,000 kilometers.
77. The longest coastline in the world belongs to Canada, stretching over 202,080 kilometers.
78. The longest highway in the world is the Pan-American Highway, at approximately 30,000 kilometers.
79. The world’s longest bridge is the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, at 164.8 kilometers.
80. The longest tunnel in the world is the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, at 57 kilometers.
81. The longest beach in the world is the Praia do Cassino Beach in Brazil, stretching over 240 kilometers.
82. The world’s longest train service is the Trans-Siberian Railway, stretching over 9,289 kilometers.
83. The longest barrier reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, at over 2,300 kilometers.
84. The world’s longest flight by distance is from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, USA, covering 15,344 kilometers.
85. The longest poem in the world is the Indian epic Mahabharata, with over 200,000 individual verse lines.
86. The world’s longest snake is the reticulated python, which can grow up to 10.1 meters.
87. The longest war in history is the Roman-Persian Wars, lasting about 721 years.
88. The longest film ever made is “Logistics” from Sweden, lasting 857 hours.
89. The longest commercial flight in the world is from Singapore to New York, covering a distance of approximately 15,343 kilometers.
90. The world’s longest-lived vertebrate is the Greenland shark, which can live up to 400 years.
91. The longest golf course in the world is the International Golf Club in Massachusetts, USA, stretching to 8,325 yards.
92. The world’s longest-serving current head of state is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, who has been in power since 1952.
93. The longest book ever published is “Remembrance of Things Past” by Marcel Proust, at over 3,000 pages.
94. The longest single-word domain name in the world is “llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk”.
95. The longest place name in the world is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a hill in New Zealand.
96. The world’s longest music performance is planned to last 639 years. It is John Cage’s “Organ²/ASLSP” and it started in 2001.
97. The longest human pregnancy on record is 375 days, over 100 days longer than the average pregnancy.
98. The world’s longest painting is “The Journey of Humanity” by Sacha Jafri, measuring 17,176.6 square meters.
99. The longest-serving prisoner is Paul Geidel Jr., who served 68 years and 245 days in prison in the United States.
100. The world’s longest annual charity bike ride is the Texas 4000, at over 4,000 miles.
101. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
102. The world’s longest word has 189,819 letters. It’s the chemical name for titin, a giant human protein.
103. The longest concert by multiple artists was for 453 hours, 54 minutes, and five seconds in Canada in 2017.
104. The longest-running TV show is “Meet the Press,” which started on November 6, 1947.
105. The world’s longest beard belonged to Hans N. Langseth, measuring 17.5 feet.
106. The longest English word that can be typed using the top row of a QWERTY keyboard is ‘typewriter’.
107. The longest kiss lasted 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds, achieved by Ekkachai Tiranarat and Laksana Tiranarat at an event organized by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Pattaya, in Pattaya, Thailand, on 12-14 February 2013.
108. The world’s longest-serving bartender is Clarice Grenier who has been serving drinks at Conway’s Bar for 77 years in New Hampshire, USA.
109. The longest bridge over water (continuous) is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in southern Louisiana, USA, with a total length of 38.442 kilometers (23.888 miles).
110. The world’s longest echo lasted 75 seconds and was recorded in the Inchindown Oil Tanks in the Scottish Highlands.
111. The longest single line of human bodies floating while holding hands is 2,125 people in Taiwan.
112. The world’s longest dreadlocks are over 55 feet long and are owned by Asha Mandela.
113. The longest golf putt that resulted in a hole-in-one was 114.3 meters, made by Brett Stanford.
114. The world’s longest cigar was 268.4 feet long and was rolled in Cuba.
115. The longest table measures 8.44 km (5.24 miles) and was achieved by Ajialouna Organization (Lebanon) in Beirut, Lebanon, on 9 September 2018.
116. The longest distance swimming underwater with one breath (open water) is 202.0 m, and was achieved by Stig Severinsen (Denmark) in La Paz, Mexico, on 26 November 2020.
117. The world’s longest glass bridge is the Hongyagu Glass Bridge in Hebei, China, measuring 488 meters long.
118. The longest officially released song is “The Rise and Fall of Bossanova” by PC III which lasts 13 hours, 23 minutes, and 32 seconds.
119. The longest car measures 100 feet long and is called the “American Dream”. It comes equipped with a jacuzzi and a helicopter landing pad.
120. The longest throw of an object without any velocity-aiding feature is 427.2 meters (1,401.5 feet) by David Schummy with a boomerang.

Originally posted 2023-09-21 21:22:39.

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