04/30/10: Fun Factoids - How many did you know? I want to share some Fun Factoids with you all. I knew some of the these but I have to be honest many of them were news to me! take a look and enjoy. • More than 700,000 people work in London's banking industry - more than any other city in the world. • Rome is closer to Tunis than to Berne, Vienna or Belgrade. • Istanbul is the only city that resides on two continents; Europe and Asia. • The continents of Europe and Asia are not separate land masses, but they are divided by the Ural Mountains. • Tokyo has more neon signs than any than city in the world. • The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia with 1.75 sq. miles. • According to NASA - the U.S. has the most violent weather. In a typical year, the US can expect some 10,000 violent thunderstorms, 5000 floods, 1000 tornados and several hurricanes. • As strange as it may be, Antarctica is essentially a desert of snow and ice with a total annual precipitation of approximately only two inches. • Alaska has approximately 5,000 earthquakes a year, 20% of which measure more than 3.5 on the Richter Scale. • While the state of Minnesota is known for its 10,000 lakes, the country of Finland contains 187,888 lakes. • Although Hawaii is mainly known for its 6 major islands, namely: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, The Big Island and Lanai, the state actually comprises 132 islands, reefs and shoals. • There are some 81,000 islands off the coast of Finland, 20,000 of which comprise the Finland Archipelago.   rss | atom | powered by nucleus cms