QUIZ DEC 2015 Issue 11

Surprise:  the Guggenheim building in New York… Photos have always told stories, but in today’s world of cell phone cameras and social media, that story is relayed as data to companies who monitor everything we do. Geotagged data was culled by… Continue Reading →

The Challenger Deep Trench It is the lowest known natural point in the world at 35,797 ft. below sea level at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Only three people have ever made it to the bottom in a submersible, one of… Continue Reading →

Mount Everest … Towering 29,029 feet in the air, the top of Mount Everest is the closest you can get to touching outer space while still standing on Earth.

Kinshasa, Congo …. it is the poorest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is also the poorest country in the world, at a GDP of $55 billion. Many of its residents live on less $1 a day.

Tokyo, Japan .. That tower might as well be made of gold since Tokyo tops the charts with a GDP of $1,520 billion, beating New York City by a mere $310 billion.

Vatican City … With a paltry population of 842, the city-state of Vatican City is the smallest city and state in the world.

Shanghai  … At a whopping 24,150,000 permanent inhabitants, Shanghai is the only city that is home to over 24 million people in one city.

Death Valley National Park  …. The highest air temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit, at Death Valley National Park on July 10, 1913.

East Antarctic Plateau … On the high ridge of the East Antarctic Plateau, the temperature can drop to as low as -135.8 degrees Fahrenheit, which was recorded in August, 2010.