OLYMPUS MONS - Largest Volcano in Solar System

The largest known volcano in our solar system OLYMPUS MONS on the planet Mars. At a height of almost 22 km it is roughly three times as tall as Mount Everest and is the also tallest known mountain in the Solar System.. Olympus Mons had been known to astronomers since the late 19th century as the albedo feature Nix Olympica.

Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars, having formed during Mars' Amazonian Period.  Olympus Mons is the result of many thousands of highly fluid, basaltic lava flows that poured from volcanic vents over a long period of time.

Interesting Facts About BURJ KHALIFA

Burj Khalifa , known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest manmade structure in the world, at 829.84 m (2,723 ft). Here are some interesting facts about Burj Khalifa :-

1. Standing at 2,723 feet, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai beats out the next-tallest building in the world by more than 1,000 feet. The Burj Khalifa is roughly three times the height of the Eiffel Tower, 15 times the highest point at Niagara Falls and almost twice as tall as the Empire State Building.

2. The Burj Khalifa isn’t just the tallest building in the world, it holds a bevy of records. It’s the tallest free-standing structure, has the highest occupied floor, and boasts the most stories of any building on the planet. It also has the highest observation deck anywhere.

3. The design is an abstraction of the Hymenocallis, a flower that has long petals that extend from its center. The flower is found in tropical and subtropical spots around the world, and its name means “beautiful membrane” in Greek.

MOST EXPENSIVE BIRTHDAY PARTY IN WORLD

The world’s most expensive birthday party was held by the SULTAN OF BRUNEI on July 13 1996 to celebrate his 50th birthday.

The highlight of the party was concerts featuring Michael Jackson who was paid $16 million to perform.

Throw in some caviar, champagne and other munchies and the bill for the world’s most expensive birthday came to $ 27.2 MILLION.

BRISTLECONE PINES - OLDEST TREES

The BRISTLECONE PINES are a small group of pine trees that are thought to reach an age far greater than that of any other single living organism known, up to nearly 5,000 years. Because of cold temperatures, dry soils, high winds, and short growing seasons, the trees grow very slowly. The wood is very dense and resinous, and thus resistant to invasion by insects, fungi, and other potential pests.

JYOTI AMGE : NEW SHORTEST ADULT WOMAN IN WORLD

Jyoti Amge (born December 16, 1993), a resident of NAGPUR, INDIA, is now the world's smallest woman according to the Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Records.

As of December 16, 2011 she has been officially declared the World's smallest woman by Guinness Book of Records with a height of 62.8 cm (2.06 ft) beating the current record holder by a huge margin. Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called ACHONDROPLASIA.