111. Nearly 90 percent of the 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty worldwide depend on forests for their livelihoods.
112. Your blood vessels, if laid end to end, would encircle the globe twice over.
113. The warmest sea in the world is the Red Sea, where temperatures range from 68 degrees to 87.8 degrees F depending upon which part you measure.
114. Asparagus plants are perennials, which means the same asparagus plant will produce spears year after year. In fact, one plant may produce spears for up to 25 years!
115. As an adult, you have more than 20 square feet of skin on your body--about the same square footage as a blanket for a queen-sized bed.
116. Fish are the only vertebrates that outnumber birds.
117. Canada has the longest coastline of any country, at 56,453 miles or around 15 percent of the world's 372,384 miles of coastlines.
118. Eighty-five percent of all the plants and animals live in the sea.
119. About 540 volcanoes on land are known. No one knows how many undersea volcanoes have erupted through history.
120. In one day a hurricane can release enough energy to supply all of the nation's electrical needs for about six months.
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The Big Book of Facts
Randomlookin for facts? well, you have came to the right place! these facts will be very useful in auizes about general knowledge. enjoy! none of these are mine. please note: each part has 10 facts, so if I says 30 part, here are 300 facts!
