Saturday, November 8, 2008

Ten Interesting Facts About The World

This blogpost is just about ten interesting facts that i have come across over the last few months that i have been doing research for the articles on my blog. I thought they were very interesting and i hope you do too.

1. The Earth is the only planet that is not named after a pagan god.
2. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
3. The wingspan of a 747 jetliner is longer than the Wright Brothers first flight.
4. The National Orchestra of the nation of Monaco is larger than its army.
5. Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest person ever to serve as Defense Secretary. (He served under Bush and under President Ford in the 1970's)
6. 90% of plane crashes have survivors.
7. Iceland has the worlds largest concentration of broadband internet users.
8. The Himalayas cover 10% of the Earths surface.
9. Every U.S. president has had glasses.
10. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.

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