General Knowledge Facts

*Mount Everest is the earth's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level.

*The longest highway in the world is Trans-Canada.It has a lenght of about 8000km.

 





*The Biggest Desert in the world is Sahara desert.

*Despite being closest to the sun, Mercury is not the hottest planet. The hottest planet is Venus (at 462 Celsius).

*The Biggest Island of the World is Greenland.

*The place Known as the Roof of the world is Tibet.

*The world's largest Dimond producing country is South Africa.

*The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay,Canada.

*The world's oldest underground railway is at London.

*Lithium is the lightest metal on the periodic table.It has the lowest density of all elements that remain in a solid state at room tempreture.Its density is lighter than oil.It is a highly reactive alkali metal that is good conductor of heat and electicity. 

*The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero,Cycles India.

*The Longest river in the world is River Nile. It is 6,650 km (4,130 miles) long.

 




*Damascus (Dimashq) commonly known in Syria as Al-Sham and as the City of Jasmine,is the capital and the second largest city of Syria.  In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

*Ice Cream was discovered by Gernald Tisyum. 

*Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M.Singer.

*The world's largest car manufacturing company is Toyota Motors, Japan.

*The Country known as the Land of Midnight sun is Norway.




*The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thiland.

*The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea.In 1934 A.D., an emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, the Celestial Empire of the East, gave Korea the title of 'Chaohsien' meaning morning freshness.The title was most suited to South Korea because of its spellbinding natural beauty of picturesque high mountains and clear waters and its splen-did tranquillity, particularly in the morning which further confirmed the title on South Korea as the 'Land of Morning Calm'.