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Antarctica is the biggest desert on Earth. A desert is an area which receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of rain per year, regardless of temperature.

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The coldest inhabited place on earth is Oymyakon, Russia. Cars will not start once turned off and glasses will freeze to your face!

Alaska sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most seismically active area in the world. There are an estimated 4,000 earthquakes each year in Alaska, more than all other 49 states combined.

Rainforests are home to more than 30 million animal and plant species. That's half of the wildlife on Earth.

Rainforests are home to more than 30 million animal and plant species. That's half of the wildlife on Earth.

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The coldest temperature ever recorded on our planet is -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F). It was recorded in Antarctica, the coldest, driest, windiest and highest continent on Earth.

Contrary to what many people think, the earth is the closest to the sun in the middle of winter. It is not the distance, but the tilt of the earth that causes the temperature changes of the seasons.

The Imperial penguin in Antarctica breed in the harshest weather conditions on earth, enduring four months of -94 °Fahrenheit and 90 mile and hour winds.

Brazil is the largest country in South America, and 5th largest in the world.

Brazil is the largest country in South America, and 5th largest in the world. It's land area accounts for almost half of the entire South American continent.

Hail stones can sometimes contain pebbles, insects and even nuts. Large hailstones fall faster than 100 miles per hour.

The biggest animal ever known to live on Earth is the Titanosaurus. It measured 140ft (40m) long and 65ft (20m) tall.

Very small raindrops look like a sphere; bigger ones look like the top of a hamburger bun.

In 1981, the people of Naphlion, Greece were stunned at the sight of frogs falling from the sky. The tiny critters were carried by strong winds all the way from North Africa, more than 1,000 miles away.

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The Sahara desert is commonly thought to be made up of mostly sand, when in fact sand barely covers 15% of this massive area. The rest is covered by rock and mountainous terrain.

Silver ants reflect light, allowing them to be the only creatures active during peak hot hours in the Sahara desert. Their reflective skin allows them to stay in the sun up to 10 minutes at a time.

Small song and swallow birds fly for two days across the Sahara desert every year to reach their breeding ground in Europe.

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