The Earth is 4.54 billion years old and it is estimated that the universe is around 13.8 billion years old.
The highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is over 29,000 feet tall and it is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
The largest desert in the world is the Sahara desert, which covers over 3.6 million square miles in North Africa.
The deepest point on Earth is the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is over 36,000 feet deep.
The largest living organism on Earth is a mushroom in Oregon that covers over 2,200 acres.
The largest man-made structure on Earth is the Great Wall of China, which stretches over 13,000 miles.
The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 828 meters (2,716 feet) tall.
The longest river in the world is the Nile River, which flows over 4,000 miles through Africa.
The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific Ocean, which covers over 60 million square miles.
The fastest animal in the world is the peregrine falcon, which can dive at speeds of over 200 miles per hour.
The longest mountain range in the world is the Andes, which stretches over 4,300 miles through South America.
The largest country in the world by land area is Russia, which covers over 6.6 million square miles.
The smallest country in the world is the Vatican City, which covers only 0.17 square miles.
The largest waterfall in the world is the Angel Falls in Venezuela, which drops over 3,200 feet.
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6°F (-89.2°C) at the Soviet Union's Vostok Station in Antarctica in 1983.
The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134°F (56.7°C) in Death Valley, California in 1913.
The largest tree in the world is a sequoia named General Sherman, which is over 275 feet tall and has a diameter of over 36 feet.
The largest animal on Earth is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh over 200 tons.
The smallest animal on Earth is the fairyfly, a type of parasitic wasp that can be as small as 0.139 mm.
The oldest known living organism on Earth is a Great Basin bristlecone pine tree in California that is over 5,000 years old.
The first known form of life on Earth appeared over 3.5 billion years ago.
The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia, is the largest coral reef system in the world and covers over 133,000 square miles.
The longest road in the world is the Pan-American Highway, which stretches over 19,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina.
The shortest scheduled commercial flight in the world is between the Scottish islands of Westray and Papa Westray, which lasts only 2 minutes.
The largest diamond ever found was the Cullinan diamond, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and weighed over 3,100 carats.
The first successful powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903 only lasted 12 seconds.
The first human to orbit the Earth was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut, in 1961.
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