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Interesting Facts - Page 17
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Technically speaking, the Sahara is not the world's largest desert. The Arctic and Antarctic deserts are larger.
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The Sahara has historically alternated between grassland and desert on a 41,000 year cycle. Barring human-driven climate change, it is expected to become green again in around 15,000 years.
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The "Salon", held in Paris, was arguably the world's most important annual art exhibition between 1748 and 1890.
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A "zephyr" is a light wind from the west.
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All people of European or Asian descent have some Neanderthal DNA.
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gph
+9
Level 58
Jun 17, 2018
81 There is no arctic desert, but true of the Antarctic.
PHG1960
+2
Level 69
Mar 7, 2023
I agree--the Arctic is all ocean and ice. There is no land.
Lucknowite
+5
Level 42
Oct 21, 2018
Add this one:Russia is about 9,223,372,036,854,776,000 times bigger Vatican City.
Malbaby
+12
Level 71
Feb 22, 2019
Russia is 38,863,636 times bigger than the Vatican.
goanywr
+5
Level 32
Dec 3, 2020
Haha, you were close. Russia is about 9,223,372,036,854,776,000 times bigger than my thumb, plus or minus 2%! But my thumb is a lot smaller than Vatican City.
sbpartrich
+1
Level 36
Feb 21, 2019
^
Polozheniye
+1
Level 19
Dec 20, 2023
what?
SWATkun
+1
Level 60
May 31, 2019
The Antarctica is not a desert, but the Ross Ice Self can be counted
McKenzieFam
+7
Level 63
Apr 3, 2020
Ross Ice SHELF
dbyeti
+2
Level 66
May 29, 2021
Most of Antarctica is desert, receiving less than 200 mm precipitation per year. Ross Ice Shelf (and West Antarctica generally) receives more precipitation than East Antarctica.
semisnotcolon
+1
Level 35
Nov 12, 2022
I knew i had somewhat of a caveman brain in me.
SpencerGT
+2
Level 67
May 19, 2023
I have a hard time believing that climate change will affect something 15,000 years from now.
hahaha4315
+1
Level 61
Dec 10, 2023
I have a hard time believing that I agree with you
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