The tallest tree ever was an Australian eucalyptus – In 1872 it was measured at 435 feet tall.

In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British.

The average annual low for South pole is -61, compared with -3 at the North pole. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole is -117, while the record at the North Pole is -59.

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