Trivia for Squiggle #XXXII
This issue of Trivia for Squiggle (originally intended for November 24, 2005) begins a few installments into the world of geography and space.
776. Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters. This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.
777. A maple tree is usually tapped when the tree is at least 45 years old and has a diameter of 12 inches.
778. A tree in metropolitan area will survive for approximately eight years.
779. A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
780. An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment.
781. An estimated 690 million people live in Africa.
782. An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.
783. Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
784. Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world.
785. Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year.
786. Davao City, located at the Southern state of Philippines, is the largest city in the world in terms of area.
787. Despite being over 27 times smaller, Norway's total coastline is longer than the USA's.
788. Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country.
789. Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate.
790. Even though red roses look the same, there are over 900 different types of red roses.
791. Even though the rose does not bear any fruit, the rose hips have more Vitamin C than most vegetables and fruits.
792. Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun.
793. Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpaste.
794. Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands.
795. Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state.
796. If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears from Earth.
797. In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet.
798. In 1998, approximately 1.6 billion tree seedlings were planted in the United States. This amounts to about five trees per American.
799. In Albania, nodding your head means "no" and shaking your head means "yes."
800. In France, the Big Dipper is called the "casserole."
"No capes!"
776. Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters. This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.
777. A maple tree is usually tapped when the tree is at least 45 years old and has a diameter of 12 inches.
778. A tree in metropolitan area will survive for approximately eight years.
779. A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
780. An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment.
781. An estimated 690 million people live in Africa.
782. An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.
783. Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
784. Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world.
785. Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year.
786. Davao City, located at the Southern state of Philippines, is the largest city in the world in terms of area.
787. Despite being over 27 times smaller, Norway's total coastline is longer than the USA's.
788. Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country.
789. Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate.
790. Even though red roses look the same, there are over 900 different types of red roses.
791. Even though the rose does not bear any fruit, the rose hips have more Vitamin C than most vegetables and fruits.
792. Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun.
793. Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpaste.
794. Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands.
795. Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state.
796. If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears from Earth.
797. In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet.
798. In 1998, approximately 1.6 billion tree seedlings were planted in the United States. This amounts to about five trees per American.
799. In Albania, nodding your head means "no" and shaking your head means "yes."
800. In France, the Big Dipper is called the "casserole."
"No capes!"
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