Mountains

In the light of 12 year old children who lost their lives in the Mount Kinabalu earthquake, questions have been asked whether children are allowed to climb high altitude mountains.

La Rinconada in Peru is the highest city in the world.

It is a mountainous city at an altitude of 5,100 metres. Population: 50,000

Gold mining is the main driver of the economy.

At 5,100 metre, low level of oxygen in the blood can occur anytime. The effects of high altitude on humans are considerable. But how does the Peruvians adapt at living at such high altitude ?

142 million people live at altitudes above 2,500 metres. Native Peruvians have better oxygenation at birth with enlarged lung volumes throughout life.

People coming from sea level cities need 2 weeks to adjust to these altitudes.

Children are more likely to get high-altitude illness because their bodies have a hard time adjusting to the low oxygen in the air.

Suriname

Suriname a country not often heard this part of the world.

Pronounced as Suri-nahm the country has a land area of 156,000 sq km and with population of half a million.



That is 223 times the size of Singapore which has 5 million people.



The guilder was the national currency until 1 January 2004 when it was replaced by the dollar (SRD). SGD1.00 equal SRD2.60.

Solely Facts

You can find the most universities in India.

An individual blood cell takes 60 seconds to complete the body circuit.

Jennifer Lopez started taking singing lessons at age 5.

None of the Beatles can read musical notes.

If you add together the numbers on the roulette wheel (1-36) the total is the mystical 666.

The two most common surnames in Japan is Sato and Suzuki.

The name Dublin comes from Dubh Linn, meaning Black Pool.

Colgate faced a big obstacle selling toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translate into Spanish mean "go hang yourself".

Inventors Jonh Deere make his fortune in Illinois improving farm machinery.

In the southern hemisphere water swirl anti-clockwise down the pipe.

DNA was discovered in 1869 by Swiss Friedrich Mieschler.

It is impossible to sneeze and keep your eyes open at the same time.

Months that start on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th.

The only country whose name begins with A and do not end with A is Afghanistan.

WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.