Trivia for Squiggle #XXXIII
This issue of Trivia for Squiggle (originally intended for November 28, 2005) continues our foray into the realm of geography and space!
801. In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water.
802. In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
803. In approximately 18 months, the papaya tree can grow to be 20 feet tall.
804. In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome.
805. In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.
806. In the United States, forests cover about 33% of the land.
807. In the dry valleys region of Antarctica, it has not rained in 2 million years according to scientists
808. In the early 1700's, Siberia became a place of exile for many criminals and political extremists.
809. India is the world's largest consumer of gold.
810. Indonesia consists only of islands - 13,667 altogether.
811. Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.
812. It takes approximately 12 years for Jupiter to orbit the sun.
813. It would take 29 million years for a car traveling 100 miles per hour to reach the nearest star.
814. Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world.
815. Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet, which can complete one revolution in less than ten hours.
816. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is 25,000 miles wide.
817. Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago. It is also the deepest lake in the world.
818. Lake Mead is the largest man-made lake in the world.
819. Lake Ontario was originally named Lake St. Louis.
820. Manitoulin Island is the largest island in a fresh water lake. It is located in Canadian Lake Superior.
821. Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system.
822. Montreal has an underground city, which has over 2,000 shops and 26 kilometres of walkways. This is the largest underground network for any city.
823. Montreal is actually located on an island.
824. Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris.
825. Montreal was named after a local mountain "Mont Royal."
"You can't! It's impossible! I'm far too busy, so ask me now before I again become sane."
801. In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water.
802. In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
803. In approximately 18 months, the papaya tree can grow to be 20 feet tall.
804. In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome.
805. In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.
806. In the United States, forests cover about 33% of the land.
807. In the dry valleys region of Antarctica, it has not rained in 2 million years according to scientists
808. In the early 1700's, Siberia became a place of exile for many criminals and political extremists.
809. India is the world's largest consumer of gold.
810. Indonesia consists only of islands - 13,667 altogether.
811. Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.
812. It takes approximately 12 years for Jupiter to orbit the sun.
813. It would take 29 million years for a car traveling 100 miles per hour to reach the nearest star.
814. Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world.
815. Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet, which can complete one revolution in less than ten hours.
816. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is 25,000 miles wide.
817. Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago. It is also the deepest lake in the world.
818. Lake Mead is the largest man-made lake in the world.
819. Lake Ontario was originally named Lake St. Louis.
820. Manitoulin Island is the largest island in a fresh water lake. It is located in Canadian Lake Superior.
821. Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system.
822. Montreal has an underground city, which has over 2,000 shops and 26 kilometres of walkways. This is the largest underground network for any city.
823. Montreal is actually located on an island.
824. Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris.
825. Montreal was named after a local mountain "Mont Royal."
"You can't! It's impossible! I'm far too busy, so ask me now before I again become sane."
posted by Scott at 12:35 AM
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