Here are some amazing facts that have happened in the world:
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world, stretching over 13,000 miles.
Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, grows a few millimeters every year due to the shifting of tectonic plates.
The world's largest diamond, the Cullinan Diamond, was found in South Africa in 1905 and weighed 3,106 carats.
The world's first successful human heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa in 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.
The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system and is home to thousands of species of marine life.
The world's largest waterfall, the Victoria Falls, is located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River and is over 1 mile wide and 350 feet tall.
The oldest known living organism in the world is a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine tree named "Methuselah" which is over 4,800 years old.
The world's largest land animal is the African elephant, which can weigh up to 14,000 pounds.
The fastest land animal is the cheetah, which can run up to 70 miles per hour.
The world's largest hot desert is the Sahara Desert, which covers over 3.6 million square miles in North Africa.
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