Discover the World: Top 9 Fascinating Fun Facts About Distance You Never Knew!

1. Cosmic Road Trip GPS

If the universe were a cosmic road trip, we'd need a space-time-continuum GPS to navigate its stretchy expanse: The observable universe is a whopping 92 billion light-years in diameter, largely due to its ongoing expansion since the Big Bang, even though we can only see a sphere with a radius of 13.8 billion light-years from Earth.
Source => space.com

2. Chimborazo: Earth's Star-Kissing Peak

If your dreams of reaching for the stars and tickling the galaxy's belly led you to Mount Everest, I've got news for you: Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador takes the crown as Earth's closest point to the stars. This is due to our planet’s bulge, making Chimborazo's peak 2,072 meters farther from the center of the Earth than Everest's apex. Bonus fact: Mauna Kea, a Hawaiian volcano, would be the tallest mountain on Earth if measured from base to summit, with a staggering height of over 10,210 meters!
Source => oceanservice.noaa.gov

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=> Fun Facts about The-Geosphere

3. Patience-Testing Singapore-Newark Flight

Buckle up and pack a literary masterpiece for this journey, because you're going to need something longer than Game of Thrones: The Singapore Airlines' flight from Singapore Changi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport takes the cake (and your patience) as the longest non-stop flight in history, covering a shocking 9,521 miles in a mind-boggling 18 hours, 25 minutes outbound, and 18 hours, 45 minutes on the return trip!
Source => forbes.com

4. Earth and Sun's Long-Distance Romance

Who said long-distance relationships can't work? Earth and the Sun beg to differ: On July 4, 2022, during a phenomenon called aphelion, our planet takes a break from being clingy and distances itself as far as 152.1 million kilometers away from the Sun - a whole 1.67 percent more than the average! But don't let the space fool you, the fiery ball of gas is still able to give you a nasty sunburn despite the astronomical gap. So, even if you don't feel those warm embraces, remember to shield your precious skin from those overzealous UV rays!
Source => tech.hindustantimes.com

5. Great Wall of China's Rep for Length

Feeling walled in? – Your confinement's got nothing on this Great architectural marvel: The Great Wall of China may be famous, but it's not the longest wall on Earth, with the Ming Dynasty section measuring 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500.3 miles) and the total length built in different dynasties reaching 21,196.18 kilometers (13,170.70 miles); also, let's debunk the myth – it's not visible from space without aid and isn't the only man-made structure visible from the International Space Station!
Source => travelchinaguide.com

6. NYC-LA Epic Love Affair

Step aside, Sinatra—New York and Los Angeles aren't just about spreading the news and making it in movies—they're involved in one epic long-distance relationship: The air line distance between NYC and LA is a whopping 2,445.55 miles (3,935.74 km), translating to an approximate flight time of 5 hours and 9 minutes, while the driving distance clocks in at around 2,465 miles (3,970 km) with an estimated 41 hours behind the wheel. Keep in mind, these figures may vary depending on your chosen route and mode of transportation—ain't love grand?
Source => distance.to

7. Stair Master's Nightmare: Great Wall Marathon

Move over, stair master: history's calling for a sweat-inducing workout of epic proportions! The Great Wall Marathon treats intrepid runners to 5,164 ancient steps, cementing its status as one of the most wickedly challenging marathons on the planet.
Source => great-wall-marathon.com

8. Manhattan's Sardine Cramming Contest

Manhattan - the place where sardines and citizens would compete on their cramming capabilities: With only 33.58 square miles (87.0 km2), this little borough crams in over 1.6 million people, achieving 74,780.7 folks per square mile (28,873.0/km2), and making this fish-can of a city one of the most densely populated spots on the globe.
Source => en.wikipedia.org

9. Earth's Polar Baby Bump

Who ever said size doesn't matter, clearly hasn't seen Earth's polar baby bump: The distance between the North and South Poles is 12,725 kilometers (7,907 miles), while the diameter through the center is 12,756 kilometers (7,926 miles), making Earth's circumference at the equator approximately 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles) due to a little extra plumpness around the middle.
Source => coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu