Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
112
The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
86
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
182
A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
59
An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
243
The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
31
One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
79
There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
47