Nomadic Magazine Jun. 2013 | Page 58

WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Bizarre facts from around the globe

1,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000 snow flakes drop from the sky every year.

source: lifestcience

3 years, 3 months and 6 days

is the fastest time taken to visit all 194 United Nations member countries.
source: world record academy
There is a city called

ROME

On every continent
source: daily galaxy
The smallest house in the UK tetiana iakovlieva
quay house, conwy- north wales
Waves in the Amazon can raise up to

4 metres

It’ s possible to surf them!
source: voygner
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu in New Zealand is the longest place name in the world.
source: geographic placement database

75 acres of pizza are eaten in in the USA. Everyday.

source: usa today
In some parts of

Tibet... sticking your tongue out at someone is a greeting.

The Falkland Islands have

350 sheep for every person.

source: hitman. co. uk mat harris
pirate parrot
mat harris
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