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Shinokyofu:
Is there a topic about this already? I couldn't find it so...I'm doing it :).

Did your ever make a discovery about something, nothing great, but that made you say "Uh, really?". Well, it's your time to share these useless(or not) and interesting(or not) discoveries with the forum. By the way, it doesn't need to be unique, nor something that no one knows, it can be even common sense, but you didn't know that until recently.

Okay,

In my case, I discovered that R.I.P doesn't mean "Rest in Peace"  :(. "Requiescat in pace" is the true meaning. It's not like it's wrong since they are the same thing(the first is in english, the second is in latin), but I've got so...so...so... :P, that made me search for the truth. And here is the result ::).

Was it useful? No?! Who cares!

Blackdoom59:
I recently found out that the 2nd biggest country in the world(after mother russia) is Canada.At first I was like "that can't be true , there must be bigger countries then that in africa or asia".But then I looked at the map and shitted my pants.

Aeroblyctos:
But which is bigger, China or USA?

Blackdoom59:

--- Quote from: Aeroblyctos on May 21, 2013, 04:45:43 am ---But which is bigger, China or USA?

--- End quote ---
9,826,675 km2 -  US
9,706,961 km   -China

Close but far , us seems to be 3rd an China 4th.

 EDIT: i was wrong
Spoiler (hover to show)Rank
Country   Total in km? (sq mi)   Land in km? (sq mi)   Water in km? (sq mi)    % water   Notes
?    World   510,072,000
(196,940,000)   148,940,000
(57,510,000)   361,132,000
(139,434,000)   70.8   
1    Russia   17,098,242
(6,601,668)   16,377,742
(6,323,482)   720,500
(278,200)   4.21   Largest country in the world.
?    Antarctica   14,000,000
(5,400,000)   14,000,000
(5,400,000)   0
(0)   0   13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi) (98%) of land area is covered by ice.[Note 2]
2    Canada   9,984,670
(3,855,100)   9,093,507
(3,511,023)   891,163
(344,080)   8.93   Largest country in the Americas.
3    China   9,706,961
(3,747,879)   9,569,901
(3,694,959)   137,060
(52,920)   1.41   Largest country situated entirely in Asia.[Note 3]
4    United States   9,629,091
(3,717,813)   9,158,960
(3,536,290)   470,131
(181,519)   2.23   Second largest country in the Americas.[Note 4]
5    Brazil   8,514,877
(3,287,612)   8,459,417
(3,266,199)   55,460
(21,410)   0.65   The largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere. Largest contiguous territory in the Americas.
6    Australia   7,692,024
(2,969,907)   7,682,300
(2,966,200)   58,920
(22,750)   0.76   The largest country in Oceania, the largest country without land borders, and the largest country wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.[Note 5]
7    India   3,166,414
(1,222,559)   2,973,193
(1,147,956)   314,070
(121,260)   9.55   [Note 6]
8    Argentina   2,780,400
(1,073,500)   2,736,690
(1,056,640)   43,710
(16,880)   1.57   Largest country in Hispanic America[Note 7]
9    Kazakhstan   2,724,900
(1,052,100)   2,699,700
(1,042,400)   25,200
(9,700)   0.92   Largest landlocked country.[14]
10    Algeria   2,381,741
(919,595)   2,381,741
(919,595)   0
(0)   0   Largest country in Africa.

Shinokyofu:
Oh my...

Pizza is not Itallian food at all :P. It's just that the poor people there liked it. The origins of pizza started at the Ancient Egypt.

Praise the Pizza!

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