Some random general knowledge facts:
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world, stretching over 13,000 miles.
The smallest country in the world is Vatican City, which has an area of just 0.17 square miles.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris was originally intended to be a temporary structure and was almost torn down in 1909.
The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world’s oxygen.
The world’s oldest surviving printed book, the Diamond Sutra, is over 1,100 years old and was discovered in a cave in China in 1907.
The tallest mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons, a shield volcano on Mars, which is three times taller than Mount Everest.
The largest desert in the world is Antarctica, which is also the coldest place on Earth.
The shortest war in history was between the countries of Zanzibar and the United Kingdom in 1896, which lasted just 38 minutes.
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius) in Vostok, Antarctica.
The first recorded use of the word “hello” as a greeting was by Thomas Edison in 1877, when he suggested it be used when answering the telephone.
REFERENCES
National Geographic: The Great Wall of China
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/great-wall-china/)
World Atlas: What Is the Smallest Country in the World?
(https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-smallest-country-in-the-world.html)
History: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Eiffel Tower
(https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-eiffel-tower)
National Geographic: Amazon Rainforest
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/amazon-rainforest/)
Smithsonian Magazine: The Diamond Sutra: The World’s Oldest Dated Printed Book
(https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/worlds-oldest-dated-printed-book-180956437/)
NASA: The Tallest Mountain in the Solar System
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/mgs-20050316.html)
National Geographic: Antarctica
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/antarctica/)
BBC News: Zanzibar’s Shortest War
(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23720825)
National Snow and Ice Data Center: All-Time Lowest Temperatures
(https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/frozenground/all-time-low)
NPR: Why ‘Hello’ Is The Hardest Word To Translate