More You Know: Random World Facts
- North Korea and Cuba don’t sell Coca-Cola. (BBC)
- France is the most visited country. (United Nations World Tourism Organization)
- Indonesians and Bolivians are typically short, being around 5.1 or 5.2 feet tall.
- The coldest temperature recorded is -144 degrees Fahrenheit in Antarctica.
- The Earth’s ozone layer will make a full recovery in 50 years. (United Nations)
- Japan, China, Indonesia, Iran, and Turkey have the most earthquakes. (U.S. Geological Survey)
- Four quadrillion quadrillion bacteria living on earth. (NPR)
- Nicaragua (rainbow) and Dominica flag (parrot) has purple in it.
- Africa and Asia have about 90 percent of the world’s rural population. (Reuters)
- There are 28 royal families that rule about 43 countries.
- Canada has nine percent of the world’s forests. (Natural Resources Canada)
- The most common bird is the red-billed quelea. It lives in sub-Saharan Africa and numbers are in the billions. (Audobon)
- Copenhagen is the most bike-friendly city. (Wired)
- 41 countries recognize sign language as an official language and there are around 72 million deaf people in the world.
- The global adult literacy rate is around 86 percent. (UNESCO)
- Interpol began in 1914 with 24 countries working together to arrest criminals.
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