Useless trivia and facts

TinyArtist

The hottest temperature ever recorded occurred in Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California, at 134 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10, 1913.

Yikes!

TinyArtist

Japan records the most earthquakes of any country in the world; but the most earthquakes actually occur in Indonesia

TinyArtist

Each year, 16 million thunderstorms happen around the world, and at any given moment, there are about 2,000 thunderstorms in progress

I love a good thunderstorm

TinyArtist

Sweden has 267,570 islands, the most of any country in the world

TinyArtist

Australia contains a number of pink lakes, but the most stunning is the Pepto Bismol-colored Lake Hillier. The color may be the result of certain algae

TinyArtist

At over 29,000 feet tall, Mt. Everest is the highest point on Earth, but it doesn't compare to the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench, which is over 36,000 feet deep—nearly seven miles—in the Pacific Ocean

TinyArtist

This isn't exactly a "fun" fact, but there are over 200 dead bodies of climbers on Mt. Everest because it's so difficult to bring them down.

TinyArtist

Only two people have ever swam the entire length of the 2,350-mile Mississippi River: Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel in 2002 and American former Navy SEAL Chris Ring in 2015. Strel swam for 68 days in a row; Ring took one day off a week, taking 181 days.

TinyArtist

Visitors are not allowed to scatter loved ones' ashes at Disney World or Disneyland. This is apparently a problem, particularly around the Haunted Mansion attraction.

I'm sure people still try though!

TinyArtist

The man who designed the Pringles can, Frederic J. Baur, is buried in one—or at least some of his ashes are.