053 Interesting Facts

This is episode fifty-two of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to discuss some interesting facts.

The largest living organism on Earth is a fungus called Armillaria Ostoyae, which covers 2,200 acres in Oregon.
The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
The world's largest volcano is Mauna Loa, located in Hawaii.
The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe, which can grow up to 18 feet tall.
The largest fish in the sea is the whale shark, which can grow up to 40 feet long.
The smallest country in the world is Vatican City, with an area of only 44 hectares.
The longest river in the world is the Nile, stretching 4,135 miles.
The deepest point in the ocean is the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 36,070 feet.
The highest point on Earth is Mount Everest, which stands at 29,029 feet.
The largest animal to ever live on Earth is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh over 200 tons.
The fastest land animal is the cheetah, which can reach speeds up to 75 mph.
The tallest bird in the world is the ostrich, which can reach up to 9 feet tall.
The oldest known living organism is a bristlecone pine tree named Methuselah, estimated to be over 4,800 years old.
The largest known dinosaur is Argentinosaurus, which is believed to have been over 100 feet long and weigh over 100 tons.
The tallest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which drops a total of 3,212 feet.
The longest cave system in the world is the Mammoth Cave System in Kentucky, with over 400 miles of explored passageways.
The highest recorded temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134°F in Furnace Creek Ranch, California, in 1913.
The longest recorded time someone has gone without sleep is 11 days, by Randy Gardner in 1965.