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5 days ago · The largest volcanic eruption in the history of the Earth were probably the series of eruptions 251 million years ago that created the Siberian Traps, a rock formation in what is now Russia. These eruptions lasted about a million years and released almost enough lava to cover the continent of Australia in a layer 1,000 m deep.
4 days ago · In recorded medical history, the lowest core temperature from which a person with accidental hypothermia has survived neurologically intact is 11.8°C in a 2-year-old boy. For an adult, the lowest recorded temperature from which they have been resuscitated neurologically intact is 13.7°C in a 29-year-old woman. 3.
5 days ago · Nepali climber Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa holds the record for the record for the fastest-ever ascent of Everest, reaching the summit in 10 hours and 56 minutes in 2003.
3 days ago · The Kentucky Derby ( / ˈdɜːrbi /) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3] Held annually on the first ...
21 hours ago · Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2003. [8] [9] The stadium is England's national football stadium, and thus hosts the majority of the England ...
2 days ago · The coldest temperature ever recorded in the city of Sheffield at Weston Park, since records began in 1882, is −14.6 °C (5.7 °F), registered in February 1895. The lowest daytime maximum temperature in the city since records began is −5.6 °C (21.9 °F), also recorded in February 1895.
4 days ago · Size and Weight. The record-breaking wolf weighed an astounding 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms) and measured 7 feet (213 centimeters) from nose to tail. This size is considerably larger than the ...
