Amazing Facts About Norway

• The distance from Oslo to Hammerfest is as far as Oslo to Athens
• Although Finland has been named “land of 1000 lakes”, Norway’s countless lakes does in fact far outnumber Finland’s. About 450,000 (half million) lakes in Norway are identified, compared to a mere 60,000 lakes in Finland!
• Regarded as the birth place of modern skiing
• Norwegians rejected EU membership twice in referendums, but the country have implemented more EU directives than any of the actual EU member states
• Food stores are not allowed to stay open on Sundays, but petrol stations and kiosks selling groceries are.
• The original cheese slicer (“ostehøvel”) was invented and patented by Bjørklund, a Norwegian carpenter, in 1925?
• One of the most popular cheeses in Norway is brown
• Grandiosa frozen pizza is unofficially named as the Norwegian national dish
• The Lærdal road tunnel on road E16 is the world’s longest road tunnel (24.5 kilometers/15 miles)
• The Internet web browser Opera is Norwegian
• The Norwegian national football team is one of the few teams to have never lost against Brazil? Two victories and one draw is our record against the five times World Champions.
  

Amazing facts about india

• India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
• India is the world's Largest democracy.
• India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
• India invented the number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
• When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
• There are 300,000 active mosques in India , more than in any other country, including the Muslim world
• Sanskrit is the mother of all the European Languages . Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magzine July 1987.
• Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
• India is one of the few countries in the world, which gain independence without violence.
• India has the second largest pool of Scientist and Engineers in the World.
• India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
• India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indeigenously.
• India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world
• One of the largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways , employing over a million people
• India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
• The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982
• The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimagedestination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
• Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
• Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
• Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.

Amazing facts about finland

Fact 1:
Finland has over 188000 lakes with 98000 islands.

Fact 2:
Finland have a wife carring championship.

Fact 3:
Mobile company Nokia was founded in Finland.

Fact 4:
Finland is the only country in the world which broadcasts news in Latin.

Fact 5:
There are 1.8 million saunas in Finland.

Fact 6:
Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish.

Fact 7:
Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants.

Fact 8:
Santa Claus has his office in the North of Finland.

Fact 9:
Finland is the seventh largest country in Europe, in terms of area.

Fact 10:
The population of Finland is about 5 million and about 1 million of them live in the capital Helsinki.

Fact 11:

Finland is the most sparsely populated country in the European Union, with only 16 inhabitants per km².

Fact 12:

The 120 km Päijänne Water Tunnel is Europe's longest tunnel and the world's second longest.

Fact 13:

Finland was one of the last region of Europe to be Christianised, in the 12th century.

Finland has only been an independent country since 1917. Before that it belonged to Russia or Sweden.

Fact 14:

Finnish athletes have won more Summer Olympic medals per capita than any other nation. As of 2012, Finland had won in total 302 Summer Olympic medals (incluidng 101 gold medals) for a population of only 5.4 million. That is an average of 55.9 medals (18.7 gold medals) per million people. Finland is only second to Norway for the number of Winter Olympic medals per capita (28.8 medals/million).

Fact 14:

Drivers from Finland have won more World Rally championships (14 titles) than any other country, and more Formula One championships compared to their country's population (4 titles for 5 million inhabitants - the next best being Austria with 4 titles for a population of 8 million).

Fact 15:

Finland has been at the top of the worldwide Press Freedom Ranking list every year since the publication of the first index by Reporters Without Borders in 2002.

Fact 16:

According to the 2007 UNICEF report on child well-being in rich countries, Finland has the highest level of academic achievements of all surveyed countries for reading, mathematics and sciences. However, it also has the lowest percentage of children 'liking school a lot' (only 8%).

Fact 17:

Since 2004, Finland has regularly been ranked as 2nd or 3rd best country for the State of the World’s Mothers bySave the Children.

Fact 18:

Finnish language (a.k.a. Suomi) is an non Indo-European language belonging to the Uralic family, along with Estonian and Hungarian.

Fact 19:

The Finns are the world's biggest coffee drinkers, gulping down no less than 12 kg of the black substance annually, twice more than the Italians, three times more than the Americans, and four times more than the Brits.

Fact 20:

Santa Claus (known in Finland as Joulupukki or "Yule Goat") officially resides in a house built right on top of the Arctic circle, near the town of Rovaniemi, in the northern province of Lappland. The Santa Claus Post Office (address: Santa Claus Village, FIN-96930 Arctic Circle) receives some 700,000 letters every year from children from 198 countries (so far).

Amazing facts about dead sea

FACTS ABOUT DEAD SEA

1. The Dead Sea isn’t actually a sea at all! The Dead Sea is a saltwater lake. 
2. Hence the name, there is no marine life in the Dead Sea. The high mineral and salt content of the waters make it impossible for fish or plants to live.
   
3. The Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world, with a salt content of 33%.
   
4. Cleopatra loved the Dead Sea so much, she ordered that cosmetic factories and resorts be built along its shores.
   
5. You can lay on the surface of the water without even trying to float. The high salt content makes you buoyant.

6. Water flows into the Dead Sea from streams and rivers, but does not flow out.

7. Dead Sea salt is super bitter and not at all like table salt.

8. The Dead Sea is filled with minerals including calcium, iodine, saline, potassium, and bromide.
   
9. The minerals in the Dead Sea all naturally occur within our bodies.

10. Egyptians used mud from the Dead Sea in their mummification of the deceased.

11. Centuries ago, one of the popular names of the Dead Sea was “The Stinky Sea”.

12. Asphalt often rises to the surface of the water in the Dead Sea.  The Greeks called it “Lake Asphaltites” after the strange phenomenon.

13. The climate of the Dead Sea region is sunny, warm and dry all year round.

14.  Both Jesus and John the Baptist are closely tied to the Dead Sea in biblical writings.
15.  In the Bible, it is said that the Dead Sea will one day come alive and fill with marine life.

16.  The shores of Dead Sea mark the lowest elevation on earth.

17.  Aristotle wrote about the Dead Sea in his writings.

18.  During the 20^th Century, the “Dead Sea Scrolls” were discovered.  These scrolls are the ancient writings of the Essenes.

19. The Dead Sea is 3 million years old.

20. The unique salt in the Dead Sea treats acne, psoriasis, hives, cellulite, dry skin, dandruff, stress, muscle aches, and more.

Amazing facts about north pole

• The North Pole is not on a land mass. The pole is actually exists in the middle of semi-permanent, constantly shifting masses of ice. 
• The depth of the sea at the North Pole is approximately 14,000 feet. The first exploration to the bottom of the sea at the North Pole was undertaken by the Russians in 2007. 
• The physical location of the North Pole varies, due to the "wobbling" effect that is caused by a shifting in the Earth's axis. 
• Scientists knew that the North Pole was located in the ocean as early as the 16th century. The still-controversial discovery of the North Pole is credited to American Robert Peary, in April 1909. 
• In the summer months, temperatures at the North Pole can reach up to 32F--the freezing mark. In winter months, temperatures range from -45 to -15F. 
• The North Pole is far from devoid of life, polar bears, fur seals and some sea birds have been seen around the North Pole area. There is little marine life, Russian underwater expeditions report no marine life at the seabed. 
• The standard method of telling time based on the position of the sun in the sky does not work at the North Pole. A day at the North Pole lasts the whole year.

Amazing facts about Amazon Rainforest

AMAZING AMAZON


1. Plant Diversity: In every 2.47 acres of Amazonia, there are 1500 plant species, 750 tree species, and 900 tons of living plants. According to Rain Tree, 438,000 species of plants have been registered as having economic or social interest.

2. Animal Diversity: There are 300 non-lizard reptile species, 175 lizard species, 500 mammalian species, and 1/3 of the world’s birds in the Amazon Rainforest. There are also 30 million insect species.

3. Human Destruction: It is estimated that in rainforests around the world, 150 acres of rainforest are burned every minute and 130 animal, plant, and insect species are lost every day. The destruction is due to logging, slash-and-burn agricultural techniques, cattle ranches, mining, and subsistence agriculture among other things.

4. Oxygen: An entire 20% of Earth’s oxygen is derived from the Amazon Rainforest alone.

5. Extreme Rainfall: The Amazon Rainforest receives an entire nine feet of rain every year.

6. The Amazon River: Most of the Amazon River’s water is from the glacial melt in the Peruvian Andes.The river has 16% of all of the world’s river water and empties 28 billion gallons into the Atlantic everyminute. It has 1100 tributaries and its drainage basin is 2,722,000 square miles.

7. It’s Huge: The rainforest covers 1.2 billion acres and is 2.5 million square miles. It covers more thanhalf of Brazil and 2/5ths of South America. If the rainforest was a country, it would be the 9th largest inthe world and be larger than the continental United States.

8. Unique and Specialized Ecosystem: The plants and animals in the Amazon have evolved in such a waythat they create a tight-knit ecosystem. Each plant and animal relies on another greatly for its survival,which means that the Amazon Rainforest’s ecosystem is very delicate.

9. Temperature: The rainforest is very humid and has a larger temperature difference between day and night than between seasons. Its temperature is an average of 79˚F.

10. Changing River Flow: The Amazon River once poured into the Pacific Ocean. When the Andes Mountains were formed 15 million years ago, the Amazon River’s flow was slowly blocked until freshwater lakes were forced to be formed. Approximately 10 million years ago, the river wound its wayback to pour into the Atlantic instead.

11. Forest Floor: The bottommost layer of the Amazon Rainforest. 2% of sunlight makes it to this layer which is filled with decomposing plants and tree roots. Large animals eat on this layer and decomposers are everywhere.

12. Understory: The layer of the rainforest that is second to the bottom. It receives 2-5% of sunlight and is packed with dense leaf cover.

13. Canopy: The layer that is second to the top. It has smooth, oval leaves that aren’t nearly as big as those in the understory, as these are closer to the sun.

14. Emergent Layer: The topmost layer of the Amazon Rainforest. It is made up of the tops of trees thatcan grow to be 200 feet tall. The leaves are very small at this level and are covered in wax so they canhold water.

15. Tribes: According to Rain Tree, there are approximately 200,000 natives living in Amazonia today. This is in stark contrast to the 10 million that are estimated to have lived there 500 years ago.

16. Money in the Rainforest: Harvesting an acre of timber from the rainforest nets $400/year. Ranching cattle on an acre gives $60/year. However, sustainably harvesting resources from an acre of rainforest nets $2400/year and employs local natives.

17. Countries: The rainforest stretches throughout Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiyana, Guyana, Peru, and Colombia.

18. The World’s Pharmacy: About 25% of all drugs are derived from rainforest ingredients. However, it is estimated that scientists have only tested 1% of tropical plants for medicinal uses. Plant species are becoming extinct every day due to deforestation, and with them, our ability to cure new diseases.

19. Forest Energy: Out of all the energy that goes into the Amazon, 9/10ths of it are stored in tree leaves and tissues.

20. Amazonian Soil: 99% of the soil’s nutrients are in the topsoil. The forest floor is porous and traps nutrients easily. The roots of trees and plants keep the nutrient-rich topsoil fromwashing away.

21. Amazon River Floods: The rainforest floods from June to October, as the snowmelt from thePeruvian Andes makes the water in the Amazon River rise 30-45 ft.

Amazing facts about America

AMAZING AMERICA

#1 The highest point in the state of Florida is only 345 feet (115 yards) above sea level.

#2 Today, 66 percent of all Americans are considered to be overweight.

#3 The state of Alaska is 429 times larger than the state of Rhode Island is. But Rhode Island has a significantly larger population than Alaska does.

#4 The average supermarket in the United States wastes about 3,000 pounds of food each year.

#5 Approximately 48 percent of all Americans are currently either considered to be “low income” or are living in poverty.

#6 Alaska has a longer coastline than all of the other 49 U.S. states put together.

#7 In the UK, an average of about $3,500 is spent on healthcare per person each year. In the United States, an average of about $8,500 is spent on healthcare per person each year.

#8 Montana has three times as many cows as it does people.

#9 The average U.S. citizen drinks the equivalent of more than 600 sodas each year.

#10 The only place in the United States where coffee is grown commercially is in Hawaii.

#11 The United States has 845 motor vehicles for every 1,000 people. Japan only has 593 for every 1,000 people and Germany only has 540 for every 1,000 people.

#12 The grizzly bear is the official state animal of California. But no grizzly bears have been seen there since 1922.

#13 For many years it was the other way around, but today a majority of all Americans (including Pat Robertson) actually support the legalization of marijuana.

#14 Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to have been born in a hospital.

#15 In the middle of the last century, the United States was #1 in the world in GDP per capita. Today, the United States is #13 in GDP per capita.

#16 Today, approximately 25 million American adults are living with their parents.

#17 One survey found that 25 percent of all employees that have Internet access in the United States visit pornography websites while they are at work.

#18 In 2011, our trade deficit with China was more than 49,000 times larger than it was back in 1985.

#19 One out of every seven Americans has at least 10 credit cards.

#20 The city of Juneau, Alaska is about 3,000 square miles large. It is actually bigger than the entire state of Delaware.

#21 The United States puts a higher percentage of its population in prison than any other nation on earth does.

#22 There are more unemployed workers in the United States than there are people living in the entire nation of Greece.

#23 The original name of the city of Atlanta was “Terminus”.

#24 Sadly, more than 52 percent of all children that live in Cleveland, Ohio are living in poverty.

#25 The median price of a home in the city of Detroit is now about $6000.

#26 Back in 1950, more than 80 percent of all men in the United States had jobs. Today, less than 65 percent of all men in the United States have jobs.

#27 According to author Paul Osterman, about 20 percent of all U.S. adults are currently working jobs that pay poverty-level wages.

#28 According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, approximately 167,000 Americans have more than $200,000 of student loan debt.

#29 There are three towns in the United States that have the name “Santa Claus”.

#30 There are 313 million people living in the United States. 46 million of them are on food stamps.

#31 In the United States as a whole, one out of every four children is on food stamps.

#32 In 1940, 68.0% of all women in the 20 to 34 year old age group in the United States were married. In 2010, only 39.2% of women in that age group were married.

#33 The United States has a teen pregnancy rate of 22 percent – the highest in the world. New Zealand is number two at 14 percent.

#34 According to the CDC, there are 19 million new cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States every single year.

#35 The United States has the highest divorce rate on the globe by a wide margin. Puerto Rico is number two. Perhaps Puerto Rico really would fit in as the 51st state.

#36 More people have been diagnosed with mental disorders in the United States than in any other nation on earth.

#37 The United States has more government debt per capita than Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland or Spain.

#38 If Bill Gates gave every single penny of his fortune to the U.S. government, it would only cover the U.S. budget deficit for about 15 days.

#39 The U.S. national debt is now more than 22 times larger than it was when Jimmy Carter became president.

#40 It took from the founding of the nation until 1981 for the U.S. national debt to cross the one trillion dollar mark. Today, our national debt is well over 15 trillion dollars and we add more than a trillion dollars to our debt every single year.