You Can't Make This Stuff Up! - Page 490

Lee Stewart · #**4891** 02-01-2019, 08:45 AM

The Dead Sea, a saltwater lake surrounded by Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, is located 429 metres (1,407 feet) below sea level. It’s the lowest point on Earth and its water level is shrinking by 1.5 metres (5 feet) per year.

Lee Stewart · #**4892** 02-01-2019, 08:46 AM

Russia spans 11 time zones. When it’s 9 a.m. in Moscow, it’s 8 p.m. in Siberia. Some countries with territories on several continents have a similar span. But Russia is the only country on Earth that has this particular situation over one continuous territory.

Lee Stewart · #**4893** 02-01-2019, 08:47 AM

Lee Stewart · #**4894** 02-01-2019, 08:48 AM

The continent of Antarctica holds 90 per cent of the world’s fresh water reserves. If global warming melts the Antarctic ice sheets, the level of the oceans could rise by 70 metres (230 feet) all around the world. But before that happened, all human life on Earth would have disappeared. For the ice sheet to completely melt, there would have to be a 10-degree Celsius (18-degree Fahrenheit) rise in the global temperature, which would be fatal for humans.

Lee Stewart · #**4895** 02-01-2019, 08:53 AM

Manama

Lee Stewart · #**4896** 02-01-2019, 09:05 AM

Lee Stewart · #**4897** 02-01-2019, 09:08 AM

Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro Pops an Electric Wheelie on Its First Pass!

The eCOPO ran a 10.14 on its first launch, before eventually dropping the time down to 10.03 at 138 mph

Lee Stewart · #**4898** 02-01-2019, 09:18 AM

A farmer in Hawaii is growing record-sized avocados that weigh as much as a newborn baby

Lee Stewart · #**4899** 02-01-2019, 09:20 AM

**Keith Seymore** · #**4900** 02-01-2019, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Keith! You got any funny sayings about 1 mile?

The only thing that comes to mind is that the US is inching its way toward the metric system....but we are still a mile away.

K

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