1. The Entire World Population could fit inside Los Angeles.
The Whole World Population is about 7.5 billion. No doubt, that's a huge number. But if feels little if all the people stood shoulder to shoulder, they could fit within 500 square miles of Los Angeles, according to National Geographic.
2. There are more twins than ever before.
Once twins were a rarity but not now. In 1915 to 1980, one out of 50 babies born was a twin, about 2 percent. But now one out of 30 babies born is a twin, about 3.3 percent.
3. The hottest chili pepper in the world is so hot it could kill you.
The “weapons-grade” Dragon’s Breath chili pepper is so hot it’s downright deadly. If you ate one, it could potentially cause a type of anaphylactic shock, burning the airways and closing them up.
4. More people visit France than any other country.
In 2017, the France welcomed 86.9 million people. Spain was the second-most popular destination with 81.8 million visitors, followed by the United States (76.9 million), China (60.7 million), and Italy (58.3 million).
5. The world’s most densely populated island is the size of two soccer fields.
Santa Cruz del Islote in the Archipelago of San Bernardo off the coast of Colombia may only be about the size of two soccer fields (it’s two acres). But Five hundred people live on the island in around 155 houses.
6. The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds
It might seem safe to assume that the Canary Islands were named after canary birds, but the location was actually named after dogs. In Spanish, the area’s name is Islas Canarias which comes from the Latin phrase Canariae Insulae or “island of dogs.”
7. Indonesia is home to some of the shortest people in the world.
There are short people and tall people everywhere, but Indonesia is home to some of the shortest people in the world, according to data compiled from various global sources by the Telegraph in 2017. When taking both genders into account, the average adult is around 5 feet, 1.8 inches.
8. Most Silent Room in the World
Silence is golden, as they say. And while it may not be worth quite as much as jewels and gold to most people, it certainly was the primary goal for those who built the quietest room in the world. Located at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the lab room measures a background noise of -20.35 dBA, which is 20 decibels below the threshold of human hearing and breaks previous records for spaces that were deemed the planet’s quietest places, according to CNN.
9. There are only three countries in the world that don’t use the metric system.
For simplicity’s sake, most of the more than 200 countries in the world use the metric system when describing things like length or mass. However, there are three countries that stand out: Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States.
10. The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.
People who live in Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill, Australia, need a little patience when it comes to learning to spell their hometown’s name.
11. Four babies are born every second.
Every second, we welcome four new babies into our overall population. Do a little math and you’ll find out that means there are approximately 250 births each minute, 15,000 each hour, and 360,000 each day. In a full year, there are around 131.4 million babies born on Earth, according to the Ecology Global Network.
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