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If we don't include Australia, Greenland is the largest at 2,130,800 sq km. Then comes New Guinea, which actually comprises the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, and the independent country of Papua New Guinea. Borneo and Madagascar is 3rd and 4th respectively.

The highest grossing film is Titanic, followed by Return of the King and Dead Man's Chest. The Philosopher's Stone comes in 5th, behind The Dark Knight.

Mount Teide, the highest elevation of Spain, looms at 3718m, while Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, is only slightly higher at 3,776m.

You probably know that Usain Bolt is the world's current record holder, with the incredible time of 9.58 secs. Tyson Gay's fastest was clocked at 9.69, and Asafa Powell achieved his best time of 9.72 in 2007. Carl Lewis, who has won 9 Olympic gold medals, still ranks 10th with his time of 9.86 seconds.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, reaching speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 103 km/h (64 mph) in three seconds, faster than most supercars.

By comparison, the leopard and the jaguar only move up to 58 km/h. A panther is basically a leopard.

Monaco has a population density of about 17,000/sq km, while Singapore's around 7,000 and rising. Vatican City has almost 1,900. Then comes Malta (1,300). Bangladesh, Bahrain and The Maldives all have a density of just over 1,000.

Kate Winslet deservedly won the Oscar for her role as Hanna Schmitz in The Reader. Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Melissa Leo (Frozen River), and Meryl Streep (Doubt) completed the 2008 nominations.

The "humble" mosquito is responsible for an estimated 2-3 million fatalities a year. Scorpions claim between 800 - 200 deaths/year, while snakes kill up to 125,000 per year. Sharks can only reach nº 9, with about 100 deaths per year!

Angel Falls, in Venezuela, cascades down from 1000m! Yosemite Falls (California - 181m), Victoria Falls (Africa's widest and one of the world's widest, between Zambia and Zimbabwe - 108m) and Niagara Falls (though voluminous, thunder down from only 52 m) pale in comparison.

The world's second highest waterfall is actually Tugela Falls, in South Africa, with a total height of 948m.

Based on Forbes 2009 rankings, Bill Gates is worth $40 billion. Warren Buffet ($37 billion), and Carlos Slim ($35 billion) follow closely. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family, of Kuwait, is ranked 54, with a net worth of $8.1 billion.

Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is measured at 5,893m. Mont Blanc, on the other hand, reaches only up to 4,810m.

Mongolia's population density is only 1.708/sq km! Australia's at 2.875, while Iceland and Canada have 3.099 and 3.393 respectively. Greenland actually the lowest (0.026), but it's excluded because it's considered part of Denmark.

Flo Jo, as she is affectionately known, has the fastest time of 10.49 secs. Carmelita follows with 10.64 (which is 0.02 sec slower than Flo Jo's Olympic record of 10.62 set in 1988 in Seoul). Marion Jones (10.65) and Shelly-Ann (10.73) complete the top 4.

Mandarin is spoken by more than 1 billion speakers, while Spanish and English claim about 350 million native speakers. Hindi has about 200 million speakers.

According to Alexa, Google.com tops the list. Then, in this order, facebook.com, yahoo.com, youtube.com, live.com, wikipedia.org and blogger.com

Thriller sold a staggering 110 million copies. The second best-seller is AC/DC's Back in Black, which sold 49 million. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon sold 45 million, coming in third. Surprisingly, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's 'only' sold 32 million copies, fewer than a string of other best-sellers, including Saturday Night Fever (40 million).