Mount Everest 8850 meter (29035 ft) Nepal/China is the tallest mountain.
The sunrays reached at the earth in 8 minutes & 3 seconds.
Only 11 percent of the earth's surface is used to grow food.
The coldest temperature ever measured on Earth was -129 Fahrenheit (-89 Celsius) at Vostok, Antarctica, on July 21, 1983.
About 70% of the world’s fresh water is stored as glacial ice.
Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted. Of that 3%, over 2% is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. Means less than 1% fresh water is found in lakes, rivers and underground.
The warmest sea in the world is the Red Sea, where temperatures range from 68 degrees to 87.8 degrees F depending upon which part you measure.
The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 F (462 C).
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).
Asia Continent is covered 30% of the total earth land area, but represent 60% of the world’s population.
The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles.
El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 - the hottest ever measured.
A 1960 Chilean earthquake was the strongest earthquake in recent times, which occurred off the coast, had a magnitude of 9.6 and broke a fault more than 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) long.
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