10 Facts About Earth That'll Shock You

We think we know everything about our home planet, but we couldn’t be more wrong. Scientists have already discovered a lot about the Universe, but they believe there is still much more to learn about our planet.
TIMESTAMPS
Mount Everest is NOT the tallest mountain in the world 0:35
Neighboring states can have a 24-hour time difference 1:05
The driest place on Earth is located in Antarctica 1:24
Freshwater represents only 3% of all water on Earth 1:51
The world’s oldest temple is about 12,000 years old 2:15
The Moon was once part of Earth 2:35
Continents will reunite in 250 million years 2:59
A single-celled organism caused the first mass extinction 3:39
Most of our planet always lies in the dark 5:19
Earth’s atmosphere has borders 4:40
SUMMARY
-  If measured from the base to the summit, Mauna Kea is 33,475 feet high, which is 4,445 feet taller than Mount Everest.
- Despite the fact that American Samoa is only 1,240 miles away from the Line Islands that form part of Kiribati, the time difference between the two neighbors is 25 hours.
- The McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica have seen no rain for nearly 2 million years. The winds here can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour.
- The oceans and seas hold 97% of Earth’s water, but it’s salty ocean water, not suitable for drinking.
- Researchers believe that the carvings on the pillars prove that roughly 11,000 years ago a comet strike caused a sudden temperature drop on our planet.
- Swedish scientists suggest that some 4.36 billion years ago planet Earth collided with hypothesized planetary-mass object Theia, leading to the formation of Earth’s only permanent natural satellite.
- Scientists believe the continents will group together again in 250 to 300 million years from now and will become a single supercontinent called Pangaea Ultima.
- Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggest a theory explaining the mass extinction that wiped out almost 90% of all living creatures on Earth.
- The World Ocean occupies 71% of our planet’s surface. The depth of the water exposed to sunlight is no more that 655 feet, so the rest of the water is permanently in the dark.
- The Kármán line is an internationally accepted line that lies at an altitude of 62 miles above sea level.
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