The World

The world's largest temple is Srirangam Temple in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu (India). It is dedicated to God Vishnu and has a perimeter of 9,934 m.

A Lockheed SR 71A Blackbird aircraft, which can fly at a maximum speed of 3529 KMPH-about the speed of a rocket-is the world's fastest aircraft. At 32.8 m long, and with a wing span of 17 m, it had been in service from 1966 to 1990, used chiefly by NATO for research purposes. It took only 1 hour 55 minutes to reach London from New York, at an average speed of 2908 KMPH.

The largest aircraft carriers in the world belonging to the class Nimitz, is in the service of US Navy. Each one is more than 300 m long, weighing 98,500 tonnes on which aircraft can take off every 20 seconds. The Nimitz can sail at a speed of 30 knots (about 55 KMPH) and its four nuclear turbines supply a power of 2, 60, 000 hp.

Guadeloupe (Caribbean), recorded 38 mm of rainfall in just one minute on 26th November 1970. Very heavy rain falls at a speed of 32 KMPH.

Sargasso Sea, bordered by Puerto Rico and Bermuda Island in the Atlantic, is the deepest shore-less sea. At some places it is 6,000 m deep.

Top thrill dragster, a hydraulically launched, out and back strata coaster (roller-coaster) at Cedar-point, Sandusky, Ohio (USA) reaches a height of 128 m and has a maximum designed speed of 193 KMPH. It was opened in 2003 and cost US $ 25 million.

Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall, is in - Venezuela. Water falls from a height of 978 m, which is more than three times the height of Eiffel Tower (Paris). 

New York (USA) is the most globally connected city on the Internet, having connections to 71 other countries and can handle almost 150 gbps of Internet at any time. London (UK) comes second with direct connections to 61 other countries.

The railway line crossing, the Nullarbar plain in Australia has the largest stretch of straight track in the world - 478 km without a bend or curve. 

The Danish flag, with a white cross on a red background, is the oldest national flag introduced in the year 1219.


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