In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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