Earth's rotation reaches a speed of half a kilometer per second.
One day on the Moon lasts for 700 hours, or nearly 30 Earth days.
The Syrian city of Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. It reached its peak 2000 years before Rome was founded in 753 BC.
Flame of a match reaches 1930 degrees Celsius!
Every second the Earth is struck about hundred times by lightning, while four times more lightnings flash in the sky. Lightning can be anywhere from 60 meters to 30 kilometers long.
Baby gorillas are breastfed for four years.
