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By DharshanPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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The world's largest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula is a massive ancient structure covering an area of over 4 acres.

The world's deepest postbox is located in Susami Bay in Japan, at a depth of 10 meters underwater.

The world's largest snowflake on record was reported to have fallen in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887 and measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which can be as small as 1.1 inches long and weigh less than a penny.

The world's largest living organism is a fungus called Armillaria ostoyae, which covers 2,200 acres in Oregon's Malheur National Forest.

The world's longest coastline belongs to Canada, stretching 202,080 km.

The world's fastest ant is the Saharan silver ant, which can travel up to a meter per second.

The world's smallest country by land area is Vatican City, at only 44 hectares.

The world's largest desert is the Antarctic desert, which covers about 14 million square kilometers.

The world's highest mammal is the mountain gorilla, which can live at altitudes of up to 13,000 feet.

The world's oldest known sample of the smallpox virus, dating back to 17th century, was found in Lithuania in 2014.

(sighs and

The world's largest shark is the whale shark, which can grow up to 40 feet in length.

The world's largest mammal migration occurs annually in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania where over 1.5 million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles migrate.

The world's largest living organism by volume is the fungus Armillaria ostoyae, which can spread underground over more than 2,200 acres.

The world's largest living organism by area is the Great Barrier Reef, which covers an area of about 133,000 square miles.

The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.

(ha ha , sighs smells around).

The Great Barrier Reef is not just one reef, but a collection of over 2,900 individual reefs.

The world's tallest mammal is the giraffe, with its legs alone measuring up to 6 feet.

The world's largest volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which is also considered one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.

The world's deepest point is the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench at a depth of about 36,070 feet.

The world's oldest living organism is a bristlecone pine tree, with some specimens estimated to be over 5,000 years old.

The world's largest desert is the Antarctic Desert, which covers an area of about 5.5 million square miles.

The world's fastest land animal is the cheetah, which can reach speeds of up to 75 mph.

The world's largest mammal is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh over 200 tons.

The world's oldest known sample of the smallpox virus was found in the teeth of a 17th-century child buried in Lithuania.

The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.

The human nose can detect more than 1 trillion different scents.

The human brain is capable of producing more ideas equivalent to that of the atoms of the observable universe.

Humans are the only primates to have a chins, a tiny protrusion on the lower jaw that does not serve any known purpose.

The human body has about 60,000 miles of blood vessels.

The average person will spend 6 months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.

The human eye can distinguish over 10 million different colors.

Humans are the only animals that shed tears as a result of emotions.

Humans are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror.

The human body has over 600 skeletal muscles.

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