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The darkest time of year at the North Pole is the Winter Solstice, approximately December 21. There has been no sunlight or even twilight since early October. The darkness lasts until the beginning of dawn in early March
Now you can see what's happening in the arctic at http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A railroad tanker car carrying propane traveled over 3,000 feet when it exploded during a train wreck in Illinois, sheering off a steel tower in it's path. It's the longest flight on record for a propane explosion.
The longest one syllable words in the English Language are screeched and strengths
The longest time spent in hibernation goes to the Burrowground squirrel with 9 months of hibernation.
The Missouri River is the longest river in the US, at about 2,341 miles. It is slightly longer than the Mississippi, which it flows into.
Japan consistently ranks at or near the top of the world for life expectancy, at around 84 years.
Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in the world. It runs about 9,289 kilometers from Moscow to Vladivostok.
Canada has the longest coastline of any country, about 243,000 kilometers, because it borders three oceans and has thousands of islands.
The border between Canada and the US is the longest international border in the world, stretching about 8,891 kilometers (5,525 miles).
A Maine Coon from Italy named Barivel was measured at about 3 feet 11 inches (120 cm) long, earning the Guinness World Record for the longest living domestic cat in 2023.
Elephants have the longest pregnancy of any land mammal, about 22 months, so a mother elephant is pregnant for almost two years.
The Greenland shark is the longest-living vertebrate known. A 2016 study estimated one was at least 272 years old and possibly close to 400.
A reticulated python named Medusa from Kansas City holds the Guinness World Record for the longest snake ever in captivity, measuring about 25 feet long.
The Wright brothers made four flights on December 17, 1903. The longest, by Wilbur, covered 852 feet in 59 seconds.
The East Side Gallery is the longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall, about 0.8 miles long, and is covered in murals painted by artists from around the world.
The longest tennis match ever was between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010. It lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.
Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous US, about 1,350 miles.
Bangkok's full ceremonial name is the world's longest place name, according to Guinness World Records.
"The Simpsons" is the longest-running American scripted primetime TV series.
"The Big Bang Theory," which aired from 2007 to 2019 with 279 episodes, is the longest-running multi-camera sitcom in history.
The Grand Ole Opry has been broadcasting since 1925, making it the longest-running radio broadcast in US history.
A church organ in Halberstadt, Germany, is performing John Cage's "ORGAN²/ASLSP" so slowly that it won't finish until 2640.
"Hamlet" is Shakespeare's longest play.
Agatha Christie's play "The Mousetrap" has run continuously in London since 1952, making it the longest-running play in history.
The femur, or thigh bone, is the longest and strongest bone in the body.
Nick Stoeberl holds the Guinness World Record for the longest tongue, at about 10.1 centimeters.
One deep-sea octopus was observed guarding her eggs for about 53 months, the longest brooding period known for any animal.
The lion's mane jellyfish can have tentacles more than 100 feet long.
The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937 and had the longest main span of any suspension bridge in the world until 1964.
The Channel Tunnel between England and France opened in 1994, and its 38-kilometer undersea section is the longest in the world.
The Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened.
The Centennial Light, a bulb in a firehouse in Livermore, California, has been burning almost continuously since 1901.
The longest of the Wright brothers' four flights on December 17, 1903, was flown by Wilbur and covered 852 feet in 59 seconds.
China's Grand Canal is the longest artificial waterway in the world.
The Astoria-Megler Bridge, about four miles long, is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.