26Naga Chilli Vodka
The world's hottest vodka named Naga Chilli Vodka at 250,000 Scoville is so hot the manufacturers put a lead seal on the bottle that has to be cut with a wire cutter; and they insist on their website you don't buy it.
27. Shizo Kanakuri has the record for the slowest time in the men's Olympic marathon: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes, and 20.3 seconds. He disappeared in the middle of the race in 1912 and was given a chance to finish his marathon in 1967. He said, “Along the way, I got married, had 6 children and 10 grandchildren.”
28. The driest polar place on earth is McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica where it hasn't rained for 2 million years. Only anaerobic bacteria are able to survive in this extreme condition. Scientists also consider the area terrestrially closest to Mars on earth.
29. The biggest cashew tree (Cashew of Pirangi) in the world covers an area of about 80,000 square feet and produces over 60,000 fruits each year. The tree gets its size from two genetic issues, which allow branches to grow outwards instead of upwards, taking new roots when touching the ground.
30. Mount Chimborazo of Ecuador is the highest point on Earth, 1.5 miles/2.4 kilometers above Mount Everest. The Earth is an 'oblate spheroid' shape, so the equator bulges out. The mountain sits on top of this bulge so it is the closest point to the moon and outer space.
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31Sea Otters
Sea Otters have the densest hair in the world, with up to 140,000/cm² hairs. Humans have about 300/cm² on their head.
32. The longest photographic exposure in history went for 3 years straight. That means the shutter was open and capturing light for 3 years straight without the photo becoming overexposed.
