The 'Monster of Caspian Sea’ was the largest hydrofoil ever built, weighing 514 tonnes. It looked rather like a cross between an aeroplane and a hovercraft, travelling on the surface of water. At the speed of 500 KMPH. It is powered by ten turbines. It was completely destroyed in 1980 and has not been replaced since then.
In terms of being awarded 'ISO 1400T certification for environmental management, Japan leads the world with 8123 certification until 2001.
The longest escalator in the world is the central mid-level escalator link in Hong Kong. A complex system of escalators and walkways, which are more, than 800 m long is used for the f transport of goods and people in the central market of the city.
Brazil takes top place in the cultivation and production of sugar and coffee, with an average of 20, 600 million tonnes and 1, 941 million tonnes respectively, per annum.
The highest number of immigrants (people living outside the native land), in relation to the native population, lives in Australia.
The largest ever road convoy was recorded at Merredin on the great eastern highway, through Western Australia in October 2000, where one lorry pulled 79 trailers which is stretched over 1,018 m.
There are more than 800 known active volcanoes in the world. The country with the most is Indonesia, with about 200.
Hartsfield airport in Atlanta (USA) is the most frequently used airport in the world, with 80 million passengers each year. It is followed by O'Hare International Airport (Chicago) with 72 million and Los Angeles International Airport with 68.5 million. More than 2,500 flights leave the airport everyday.
In 1949, Philip Johnson, an M glasshouse in New Canaan, Connecticut (USA), walls are those of the central brick bathroom tower and the sliding wall panels which give some privacy in the rest of the house.
It is estimated that the Indian population of 1.1 billion in 2005 will increase to 1.4 billion by 2025, and will surpass China's population by 2030. China will be contained to 1.45 billion by 2050, but India will have 1.6 billion in 2050. The current world population of 6.5 billion will be about 9 billion by 2050.
