Interesting Facts aboutEarth / World

About 400 billion gallons water is used worldwide each day.
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The moon is one million times drier than the Gobi Desert.
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Earth travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour.
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From a distance, Earth would be the brightest ofthe 9 planets. This is
because sunlight is reflected by the planet's water.
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Asia Continent is covered 30% of the total earth land area, but
represent 60% of the world's population.
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The Persian Gulf is the warmest sea. In the summer its temperature
reaches 35.6 degrees centigrade.
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Sunlight can penetrate clean ocean water to a depth of 240 feet.
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The world's deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central
China, more than 830,000 people were killed.
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Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted. Of that 3%, over
2% is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. Means less than 1% fresh
water is found in lakes, rivers andunderground.
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Louisiana loses about 30 square miles (78 square kilometers) of land
each year to coastal erosion, hurricanes, other natural and human
causes and a thing called subsidence, which means sinking.
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The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles.
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Angel Falls in Venezuela isthe worlds highest waterfall, The water of
Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).
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The deepest depth in the ocean is 36,198 feet (6.9 miles or 11
kilometers) atthe Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean well south of
Japan near the Mariana Islands.
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The word "Arctic" comes from the ancient Greek Arktikos, or "country
of the great bear." Though the Greeks had no knowledge of the polar
bear, they named the region after the constellation Ursus Major,the
Great Bear, found in the Northern Sky.
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In 1934, a gust of wind reached 371 km/h on Mount Washington in New
Hampshire, USA.
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About 540 volcanoes on land are known. No one knows how many undersea
volcanoes haveerupted through history.
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A huge underground river runs underneath the Nile, with six times more
water than the river above.
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Average 100 lightning strikes occur worldwide every second.
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Earth is tipped at 23 and 1/2 degrees in orbit. Thataxis is what
causes our seasons.
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Earth's atmosphere is actually about 80 percentnitrogen. Most of the
restis oxygen, with tiny amounts of other stuff thrown in.
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The deepest hole ever made by humans is in Kola Peninsula in Russia,
was completed in 1989, creating a hole 12,262 meters (7.6 miles) deep.
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Each winter there are about 1 septillion (1, 000,000, 000, 000, 000,
000, 000, 000 or a trillion trillion) snow crystals that drop from the
sky.
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The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated
surface temperature of 864 F (462 C).
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Each Wonder (in 7 wonders) has its own intrigue. Historian agree that
the Pyramids stood the test of time, the Lighthouse is the only Wonder
that has a practical secular use, and the Temple of Artemis was the
most beautiful ofall Wonders.
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Groundwater comprises a30 times greater volume than all freshwater
lakes,and more than 3,000 times what's in the world's streams and
rivers at any given time.
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The Arctic stays black andfiercely cold for months on end. In the High
Arctic, the sun sets in October and does not riseagain until late
February.
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The sunrays reached at the earth in 8 minutes & 3 seconds.
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The Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall (979
meters / 3212 ft.), three times the size of the EiffelTower.
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The gravity on Mars is 38% of that found on Earth. So a 100 pounds
person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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Only 11 percent of the earth's surface is used to grow food.
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The industrial complex ofCubatao in Brazil is known as the Valley of
Death because its pollution has destroyed the trees and rivers nearby.
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The greatest tide change on earth occurs in the Bay of Fundy. The
difference between low tide and high tide can beas great as 54 ft. 6
in. (16.6 meters).
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One-tenth of the Earth's surface is always under the cover of ice. And
almost 90 per cent of thatice is to be found in the continent of
Antarctica.
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The largest recorded snowflake was 15in wideand 8in thick. It fell in
Montana in 1887.
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American Roy Sullivan has been struck by lighting a record seven times.
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The blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, is the largest known animal
ever to have livedon sea or land. Individuals can reach more than 110
feet and weigh nearly 200 tons, more than the weight of 50 adult
elephants.
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Antarctica is the highest, driest, and coldest continent on Earth.
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The age of the earth is Loudly proclaimed by thescientific
establishment of evolution believers and the mass media as being
around 4.6 billion years old.
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The most dangerous animal in the world is thecommon housefly. Because
of their habits ofvisiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases
than any other animal.
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The largest eggs in the world are laid by a shark.
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Earth's oceans are an average of 2 Miles deep
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The temperature of Earth increases about 36 degrees Fahrenheit (20
degrees Celsius) for everykilometer (about 0.62 miles) you go down.
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Monaco is the Highest Density Country of the world, 16,205 people per
square k.m. live in Monaco.
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The water that falls on a single acre of land during one inch of
rainfall, it would weigh 113 tons that is 226,000 pounds.
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Life began in the seas 3.1 billion to 3.4 billion yearsago. Land
dwellers appeared 400 million years ago, a relatively recent point in
the geologic time line.
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Rain has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile.
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The people who live on Tristan da Cunha are over2,000km (about 1,300
miles) from their nearest neighbours on the island of St. Helena.
That's nearly as far as Moscow isfrom London.
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The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system.
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The Peregrine Falcon around 200mph (320 km/h) is the fastest bird on
the planet, the top speed recorded is 242.3mph (390 km/h).
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The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii.
This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow
to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds.
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About 70% of the world's fresh water is stored as glacial ice.
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Blue whales are found throughout the world's oceans, the lifespan is
estimated to be 80 years& population is between 1300 & 2000 only, its
dangerously low.
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El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit
(57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 - the hottest ever measured.
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A 1960 Chilean earthquake was the strongest earthquake in recent
times, which occurred off the coast, had a magnitude of 9.6 and broke
a fault more than 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) long.
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Total fertility rate of the world is 2.59 children born/woman. Niger
is 7.46 (highest), India is 2.73, US is 2.09 & Hong Kong is 0.95 only
(Lowest).
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There is no land at all at the North Pole, only ice on top of sea. The
Arctic Ocean has about 12 million sq km of floating ice and has the
coldest winter temperature of -34 degrees centigrade.
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The world's windiest place is Commonwealth Bay, Antartica with
windsregularly exceeding 150 miles per hour.
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The coldest temperature ever measured on Earth was -129 Fahrenheit
(-89 Celsius) at Vostok, Antarctica, on July 21, 1983.
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At least 1,000 million grams, or roughly 1,000 tons of material (dust)
enters the atmosphere every year and makes its way to Earths surface.
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The Antarctic ice sheet is 3-4 km thick, covers 13 million sq km and
has temperatures as low as -70 degrees centigrade.
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The highest temperature produced in a laboratory was 920,000,000 F
(511,000,000 C) at the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor in Princeton, NJ,
USA.
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The distance from the surface of Earth to the center is about 3,963
miles (6,378 kilometers).
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Baikal Lake in Russian Fed. is the deepest lake (5315 ft) in the world.
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Lake Bosumtwi in Ghana formed in a hollow madeby a meteorite.
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About 20 to 30 volcanoes erupt each year, mostly under the sea.
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Continents are typically defined as landmasses made of low-density
rockthat essentially floats on the molten material below. Greenland
fits thisdescription.
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The Pacific Ocean has an average depth of 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers).
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In 1783 an Icelandic eruption threw up enough dust to temporarily
block out thesun over Europe.
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Tibet is the highest country in the world. Its average height above
sea level is 4500 meters.
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Nearly 70 percent of the Earth's fresh-water supply is locked up in
theicecaps of Antarctica and Greenland. The remaining fresh-water
supply exists in the atmosphere, streams, lakes, or groundwater and
accounts for a mere 1 percent of the Earth's total.
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Luxembourg is the richest country of the world, the gross national
product (GNP) of Luxembourg is $45,360.
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The warmest sea in the world is the Red Sea, where temperatures range
from 68 degrees to87.8 degrees F depending upon which part you
measure.
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The lowest dry point on earth is the Dead Sea in the Middle East is
about 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level.
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Total fertility rate of the world is 2.59 children born/woman.
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The origin of the word"volcano" is derives from Vulcan, the Roman god offire.
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The largest meteorite crater in the world is in Winslow, Arizona. It
is 4,150 feet across and 150feet deep.
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Lake Baikal is about 20 million years old and contains 20 percent of
Earth's fresh liquid water.
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Chile (Africa) is the driest place on Earth, gets just 0.03 inches
(0.76 millimeters) of rain per year.
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The oceans contain 99 percent of the living space on the planet.
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Shanghai, China is the largest city by population(13.3 million) in the world.
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About one-third surface of the Earth's land is desert.
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The Largest Ocean of the World is the Pacific Ocean(155,557,000 sq
km), It covers nearly one-third of the Earth's surface.
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Earth is the only planet on which water can exist in liquid form on the surface.
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Earth is referred to as theBLUE PLANET. Because from space, the oceans
combined with our atmosphere make our planet look blue.
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The EARTH has over 1,200,000 species of animals, 300,000 species of
plants & 100,000 other species.
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Mars days are 24 hours and 37 minutes long, compared to 23 hours,
56minutes on Earth.
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Global Positioning System(GPS) is the only system today that can show
yourexact position on the Earth anytime, in any weather, no matter
where you are!
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The red planet "Mars" takes 687 Earth-days to go around the Sun,
compared to 365 days forEarth.
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Laika (dog) became the world's first space traveler. Russian
scientists sent the small animal aloft in an artificial earth
satellite in1957.
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English is the second most spoken language (Native speakers 512
million) & the first is Chinese Mandarin (more then 1 billion
speakers). ....

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Guinness World Recordwith Coins

Philippine civic groups and charities lined up almost 73 kilometres
(45 miles) of coins recently ina bid to set a new Guinness World
Record and build schools for the poor.
Volunteers lay down sets of 25-centavo coins in an attempt to break
the Guinness World Record on the longest line of coins, now held by
the United States at 64.8 km (39 miles), at the Quirino Grandstand in
Manila November 30, 2011. Some 3.5 million pieces of 25-centavo coins
werecollected to complete a record breaking 70km (43 miles).

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The Well of Zamzam

The Well of Zamzam is a well located within the Masjid al Haram in
Mecca,Saudi Arabia, 20 meters east of the Kaaba, the holiest place in
Islam. According to Islamic tradition it was a miraculously- generated
source of water, which began thousands of years ago when Ibraham's
infant son was thirsty and kept crying for water and was kicking at
the ground when water gushed out. Millions of pilgrims visit the well
each year while performing the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages, in order to
drink its water. By Saudi law, the water cannot be sold outside ofthe
kingdom, but because of strong demand there is a thriving market in
fake Zamzam water in other countries.
Here are some interesting facts about Zamzam:
The Zamzam well was excavated by hand, and is about 30 metres deep and
1.08 to 2.66 metres in diameter.
It started 4000 yrs ago.
Zamzam water has no colour or smell, but it hasa distinct taste, and
its pHis 7.9-8.0, indicating that it is alkaline to some extent.
Never dried since then.
Never changed the taste, no Algea or plant growthin the pond, thus no
disease caused.
It taps groundwater fromthe wadi alluvium and some from the bedrock.
Originally water from thewell was drawn via ropesand buckets, but
today the well itself is in a basement room where it can be seen
behind glass panels (visitors are not allowed to enter). Electricpumps
draw the water, which is available throughout the Masjid via water
fountains and dispensing containers near the Tawaf area.
The water level is 3.23 metres (about 10.59 ft) below the surface.
This small pond provides water to millions of people through heavy
motors pulling 8000 litres/second for more than a 24 hour period
showed a drop in water level from 3.23 metres below surface to 12.72
metres and then to 13.39 metres, after which the water level stopped
receding. When pumpingstopped, the water level recovered to 3.9 metres
below surface only 11 minutes later. This data shows that the aquifer
feeding the well seems torecharge from rock fractures in neighbouring
mountainsaround Mecca.
It was tested by European Laboratories & declared fit for drinking.

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The Pleasures of Paradise

The reality of Paradise is something which peoplewill never be able to
understand until they actually enter it, but Godhas shown us glimpses
of it in the Quran. He has described it as a place essentially
different to the life of this world, both in the very nature and
purposeof life, as well as the types of delights which people will
enjoy therein. The Quran tells people about Paradise, which God
offers to them, describes its great blessings, and proclaims its
beauties to everyone. It informs people that Paradise is one of two
ways of life prepared forthem in the afterworld, and that every good
thing will be theirs in Paradise to a degree that surpasses our
present ability to imagine. It also shows that Paradise is a place
where all blessings have been created perfectly and where people will
be offered everything their souls and hearts will desire, and that
people will be far removed from want and need, anxiety or
sadness,sorrow and regret. Every kind of beauty andblessing exists in
Paradise and will be revealed with a perfection never seen orknown
before. God has prepared such blessings there as a gift, and
thesewill be offered only to people with whom He is pleased.
But what is the nature ofthese delights in Paradise, and how will itbe
different from the delights of this world? We will try to highlight
afew of these differences.
Pure delight without pain and suffering
While people in this world experience some delight, they also face
much toil and suffering. If one was to scrutinize the life which they
live, they will find that the amount of hardship theyface is much more
than the ease and comfort. Asfor the life of the Hereafter, there
will be no hardship nor suffering in it, and people will live therein
in pure joy and delight. All the causes of sorrow, pain and suffering
which people experience in this life will be absent in the Hereafter.
Let's take a look at some of these causes.
Wealth
When one thinks of success in this life, they usually conjure the
image of big houses, fine jewelry and clothing, and expensive cars;
financial stability is seen to be the key to a happy life. To most
people, success is inseparably related to wealth, even though thisis
the furthest from the truth. How many times have we seen the
wealthiest of people living such miserable lives, that it sometimes
even leads them to commit suicide! Wealth is something which humans
in their very nature desire at any cost, and this desire has been
created for a great and wise purpose. When this desire is not
satiated, it causes some extent of grief in a person. For this
reason, God has promised the inhabitants of Paradise that they will
have all that they imagined as far as wealth and belongings are
concerned, both for those who were extremely poor, experiencing even
hunger and thirst, to those well-to-do but who desired even more. God
gives us a glimpse of this when he says:
"… there will be there allthat the souls could desire, all that the
eyes could delight in …" (Quran 43:71)
"Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent forth (good deeds)
in days past!" (Quran 69:24)
"… They will be adorned therein with bracelets ofgold, and they will
wear green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade. They will recline
therein on raised thrones. How good [is] the recompense! How
beautiful a couch [is there] to recline on!" (Quran 18:31)
Disease and Death
Another cause of pain and suffering in this life is the death of a
loved one or disease, which are both non-existent in Paradise. None
will feel any sickness or pain in Paradise. The Prophet Muhammad, may
the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said about the people of
Paradise:
"They will never fall ill, blow their noses or spit."( Saheeh Al-Bukhari )
None will die in Paradise. All shall live eternally enjoying the
pleasures therein. The Prophet Muhammad saidthat a caller will call
out in Paradise when peopleenter it:
"Indeed may you be healthy and never be sick again, may you live and
never die again, may you be young and never grow feeble again, may you
enjoy, and never feel sorrow and regret again." ( Saheeh Muslim )
Social Relationships
As for the remorse felt due to a rift in personal relationships,
people will never hear any evil or hurting comments or speech in
Paradise. Theywill only hear good words and words of peace. God
says:
"They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin. But only
the saying of: Peace! Peace!" (Quran 56:25-26)
There will be no enmity between people nor ill-feelings:
"And We shall remove from their breasts any (mutual) hatred or senseof
injury (which they had, if at all, in the life ofthis world)…" (Quran
7:43)
The Prophet said:
"There will be no hatred or resentment among them, their hearts will
be as one, and they will glorify God, morning and evening." ( Saheeh
Al-Bukhari )
People will have the bestof companions in the Hereafter, who were also
the best people in the world:
"And whoever obeys God and the Messenger –those will be with the ones
upon whom God has bestowed favor – of the prophets, the steadfast
affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are
those as companions!" (Quran 4:69)
The hearts of the people of Paradise will be pure, their speech will
be good, their deeds righteous. There will be no hurtful, upsetting,
offensive or provocative talk there, for Paradise isfree of all
worthless words and deeds. If we were to discuss all the causes for
anguish in this life, we would surelyfind its absence or opposite to
be true in Paradise.
The Pleasures of Paradise (part 2 of 2)
The Eternalness of the Hereafter
The Pleasures of this world are transient whilst the joys of the
hereafter are lasting andeternal. In this life whena person enjoys
something, it is only a short while before they get bored with it and
proceed to search for something they feel is better, or they may not
feel a need for it altogether. As for the delights of Paradise, a
person will never feel bored with anything, but rather, its goodness
will increase each time they indulge in it.
Also, the life of this world is very short. Humans only live on this
earth for a short while, and very few people reach the age of seventy.
"…Say: Short is the enjoyment of this world. The Hereafter is (far)
better for him who fearsGod…" (Quran 4:77)
As for Paradise, people will live forever. God says:
"…its provision is eternaland so is its shade…" (Quran 13:35)
"What is with you must vanish, and what is with God will endure …" (Quran 16:96)
"(It will be said to them):This is Our Provision, which will never
finish" (Quran 38:54)
Superior Delights
The delights of the people of Paradise, such as their clothing, food,
drink, jewelry and palaces, will be far superior to their counterparts
in this world. There is in fact no room for comparison,as even the
smallest space in Paradise is better than this world and all that is
in it. The Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be
uponhim, said:
"The space of the bow ofany one of you in Paradise is better than all
that the sun rises upon" ( Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh 3/85, no. 5615)
Free from all Impurities
Paradise is free from all the impurities of this world. Eating and
drinking in this life results in the need for excretion and its
associated unpleasant odors. If a person drinkswine in this world, he
loses his mind. Women in this world menstruateand give birth, which
are sources of pain and hurt. Paradise is free from all of these
discomforts: its people will not urinate, defecate, spit or suffer
from catarrh. The wine of Paradise, as describedby its Creator, is:
"Crystal-white, delicious to those who drink (thereof), free from
intoxication, nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom" (Quran
37:46-47)
The water of Paradise does not become brackish, and its milk never
changes in flavor:
"…rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste
never changes…" (Quran 47:15)
The women of Paradise are pure and free from menstruation, postnatal
bleeding and all the other impurities suffered by women in this world,
and all are free from stool and feces. God says:
"…and they shall have therein purified mates…" (Quran 2:25)
The prophet answered a person when they asked how the people of
Paradise will relieve themselves:
"They relieve themselvesby perspiring through their skins, and its
fragrance will be that of musk, and all stomachs will have become
lean." ( ibn Hibbaan )
What we have mentioned has been a mere comparison in order to
understand the nature of Paradise, but as God said, its delights are
truly hidden:
"No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy, as a reward for
what they used to do." (Quran 32:17)
Paradise: There is Nothing Like It
The delights of Paradise surpass the imagination and defy description.
They are like nothing known to the people of this world; no matter
how advanced we may become, what we achieve is as nothing in
comparison with the joys of the Hereafter. As is mentioned in several
reports, there is nothing like Paradise:
"It is sparkling light, aromatic plants, a lofty palace, a flowing
river, ripe fruit, a beautiful wife and abundant clothing, in an
eternal abode of radiant joy, in beautiful soundly-constructed high
houses". ( Ibn Maajah, Ibn Hibbaan )
The Sahabah asked the Prophet about the buildings of Paradise and he
replied with a wonderful description:
"Bricks of gold and silver, and mortar of fragrant musk, pebbles of
pearl and sapphire, and soil of saffron. Whoever enters it is filled
with joy and will never feel miserable; he will live there forever and
never die; their clothes will never wear out and their youth will
never fade." ( Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, ad-Daarimee )
God says:
"And when you look there (in Paradise) you will see a delight (that
cannot be imagined), and a great dominion." (Quran 76:20)
What God has kept hidden from us the delights of Paradise is beyond
our ability to comprehend. The Prophet said that God said:
"I have prepared for My slaves what no eye has seen, no ear has heard
and no human heart canimagine." Recite if you wish:
"No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for
what they used to do." (Quran 32:17)
In another report:
"Never mind what God has told you; what He has not told you is even
greater." ( Saheeh Muslim )
In other articles, we will attempt to mention some of the specific
details of Paradise and the delights therein described to us by God
and His last Prophet.

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