Facts and Trivia on World Records , The fastest bird is the peregrine falcon. It can fly at a speed of 168-217 miles per hour. The hottest continent on earth is Africa, where a record high of 136.4 degrees F was once recorded. Antarctica is the coldest continent on earth, where a temperature of 126.9 degrees F below zero was once recorded. The hottest place on earth is in Dallol, Ethiopia, which is a sizzling 94 degrees in the shade on a typical day! Chicago is home to three of the five tallest buildings in the world — the Sears Tower, Standard Oil Building, and John Hancock Center. Angel Falls in Venezuela is 20 times taller than Niagara Falls. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, standing 29,028 feet high. The longest bout of hiccups lasted 69 years! Hans Langseth had the longest beard at a record length of 17 1/2 feet long! When he died, his beard was given to the Smithsonian Institute. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a basketball game in 1962, when he played for the Philadelphia Warriors. The longest conga to this date included 119,986 people. The longest movie made lasts 85 hours and is fittingly titled “The Cure for Insomnia.” The smallest cat is the Singapuras and weighs only 4 pounds. The smallest dog recorded was a Yorkie and was only 4 inches tall. The biggest dog weighed 344 pounds- more than two full grown men! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. The largest baby to be born so far weighed in at 15 pounds, 5 ounces!
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:42:04 +0000
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