Interesting Facts 144

Damascus, Syria is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Civilization can be traced as far back as 2,000 B.C.
If the earth were to become totally flat and the oceans distributed themselves evenly over the planet’s surface, the water would be approximately two miles deep at every point.
If the gross for Gone With the Wind were to be adjusted to allow for inflation in the period since its release, it would be regarded as the most successful film ever.
If the information contained in the DNA could be written down, it would fill a 1000 volume encyclopedia.
If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If the sun stopped shining suddenly, it would take eight minutes for people on earth to be aware of the fact.
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