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The Guinness Book of World Records 2004 edition describes Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev, the wife of a Shuya, Russia peasant, as the most prolific mother ever. According to Guinness, Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev (who was apparently too busy breeding to protest history’s failure to record her first name) gave birth to 69 children,including 16 pair of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets ... Read More »

The Longest Street in the World: Yonge Street The Longest Street in the World is Yonge Street (pronounced “young”), referred to as “Main Street Ontario”, connects the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto in Canada to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at 1,896 ... Read More »

With an area of about 5.4 million square miles, the Arctic Ocean is about 1.5 times as big as the United States. It is bordered by Greenland, Canada, Norway, Alaska, and Russia. The average depth of the Arctic Ocean is 12,000 feet and it is 17,850 feet at its deepest point.   The Arctic Ocean is almost completely covered with ... Read More »

Sea Breezes, Fresh Air and Wind Surfing Life could become rather uncomfortable during summer, however two soothing influences help us out.  Firstly, the humidity is generally quite low.  Secondly, we receive a regular afternoon sea breeze from the Indian Ocean, known as the “Fremantle Doctor”.  It can last for a couple of hours.  Perth is the third windiest capital city ... Read More »

Coastal Impacts Division Britain is made up of 6,100 islands, of which 291 are inhabited England and Wales, including their islands, have a coastline of 3240 miles (5214km) Scotland and its islands have a coastline of 5800 miles (9335km) Great Britain has a coastline of 9040 miles (14,549km) There are 5 coastal National Parks and 26 coastal areas of outstanding ... Read More »

There are 328,000,000 cubic miles of seawater on earth, covering approximately 71 percent of earth’s surface. By volume, the ocean makes up 99 percent of the planet’s living space- the largest space in our universe known to be inhabited by living organisms The average worldwide ocean depth is about 12,460 feet (3,798 meters), with the deepest point of 36,198 feet ... Read More »

Despite the tiny brains, ostriches are big birds. They can weigh between 140 to 290 lbs and their eggs range from 3 to 5 lbs. Ostriches are closely related to dinosaurs, and have similar tissue to a T-Rex. One thing that’s not true about ostriches is that they don’t bury their heads in the sand when they’re scared. Male ostriches ... Read More »