Strange But True!!!!

• 69% Americans use Internet compared to 5.5% Indians only.
• El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 - the hottest ever measured.
• Plastics take 500 years to break down.
• There are roughly 4,000 known minerals, although only about 200 are of major importance.
• The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles.
• Crocodile is the only animal & reptile that sheds tear while eating.
• The world’s deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central China, more than 830,000 people were killed.
• Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of the falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).
• The world’s population has been increased 3.1 billion in the last 40 years.
• 180 million nos. of Valentine’s Day cards exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion.
• 4% people drink cold drink daily.
• Traffic lights are being used before the invention of motor car.
• Girls however are slightly more likely than boys to use home computers for e-mail, word processing and completing school assignments than playing games.
• A normal person laughs five times in a day.