Some buildings do not have a ground floor. The ground level begins with the first floor. This is common in buildings in the United States, Russia and China, but in Britain and Europe, most people refer to the floor above ground as the ground floor. This is the difference in terminology between the US and UK.
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Manisha Koirala adalah artis dari Nepal, datuknya BP Koirala ialah Perdana Menteri Nepal
Manisha Koirola is Nepali actress, her grandfather BP Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960
Ada lebih 150 juta bunga di “Dubai Miracle Garden’ UAE adalah taman bunga terbesar di dunia.
Dubai Miracle Garden is the largest natural flower garden in the world. It has more than 150 million flowers.
UAE bercadang membina sistem keretapi bawah laut dari Dubai ke Mumbai, India sepanjang hampir 2,000 km yang dijangka siap pada penghujung 2030
UAE has proposed a futuristic project to build a subsea rail connection to India (Mumbai) with plans for completion by the end of 2030
Boba Tea (Bubble Tea) berasal dari Taiwan
Boba Tea or Bubble Tea was created in Taiwan
Selepas 7 bulan perang Hamas-Israel, Pegawai PBB melaporkan kemusahan Gaza memerlukan 14 tahun untuk membersihkan 37 juta tan serpihan runtuhan bangunan jika 100 lori digunakan sehari. 70 Ribu bangunan musnah, 290 ribu rosak termasuk sekolah hospital, Gereja, Masjid dan tempat bersejarah. Rm188 billion kos baik pulih diperlukan (7 Okt 2023 – 3 Mei 2024)
After 7 months of the Hamas-Israeli war, UN officials reported that the Gaza conflict would take 14 years to clear 37 million tons of building debris if 100 trucks were used a day. 70 thousand buildings were destroyed, 290 thousand were damaged including schools, hospitals, churches, mosques and historical places. Rm188 billion in repair costs are required (7 Ocktober 2023 – 3 May 2024)
Rekod menipu pilihanraya dicatatkan dalam Guiness Book Records, oleh bekas Presiden Liberia, Charles King, pada pilihanraya tahun 1927. Dia mendapat 234,000 kertas undi berbanding hanya 15,000 pengundi berdaftar.
Former Liberian President, Charles King, is listed in the Guiness Book Records fot the most fraudulent election reported in history. King received 234,000 votes compare to 15,000 registered voters at the time.
Satu-satunya negara yang bendara negara tidak berbentuk 4 segi tepat ialah Nepal
The only country in the world with non-quadrilateral flag is Nepal
26 lorong lebuh raya paling lebar iaitu Katy Freeway di Houstan, Texas di US tetapi di China, Expressway G4 Beijing – Hong Kong – Macao, kenderaan yang berbaris untuk membayar tol menyebabkan 50 lorong terhasil
26 lanes of the widest expressway is the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas in the US but in China, Expressway G4 Beijing – Hong Kong – Macao, vehicles lined up to pay tolls resulting in 50 lanes
Sealand, ‘negara’ terkecil di dunia, saiz separuh padang bola, mempunyai kerajaan sendiri, mata wang sendiri, passport sendiri dan pasukan bola sendiri. Penduduknya berjumlah 27 orang
Sebenarnya ia tidak diikhtiraf sebagai sebuah negara pun.
Sealand, is a smallest ‘country’ in the world, size half of the football pitch. It has its own government, currency, passport & even a soccer team with population 27 people. Actually is unrecognised as a country
https://sealandgov.org/en-as/pages/the-story
Di tengah-tengah padang pasir dan gurun di Wadi Al-Hitan, Mesir, ditemui tulang ikan paus berumur kira-kira 43 juta tahun
In Egyption Desert in Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale fossil found estimated aged about 43 million years old
Rekod jem paling teruk di dunia. Jem sepanjang 100km, kenderaan hanya bergerak 1km saja sehari, pengguna terkandas selama 12 hari, pada 14 Ogos 2010 di China National Highway 110 (G110).
World’s worst traffic congestion. The traffic jam slowed the thousands of vehicles for more than 100km. Cars moved at the speed of 1km per day, lasted for 12 days on China National Highway 110 (G110)
Tidak ada nyamuk di Antarctica dan Iceland kerana terlalu sejuk
There are no mosquitoes in Antarctica and Iceland because of the extreme cold, they cannot regulate their body temperature internally
Di Churchill, Kanada, menjadi kebiasaan pemilik meninggalkan kereta tanpa berkunci, untuk membolehkan sesiapa yang diserang beruang polar boleh masuk ke dalam kereta untuk menyelamatkan diri
In Churchill, Canada, it is common for owners to leave their cars unlocked, to allow anyone attacked by a polar bear to get into the car to escape.
Kandungan kembar yang lahir dalam sela masa paling lama ialah 90 hari (3 bulan) di USA, bayi pertama pada 1 Januari 1996 dan yang kedua 30 Mac 1996
The longest interval between the birth of twin is 90 days in Baltimore, Maryland, USA to parents Lesa and David West on Jan 1 1996 (Molly) and 30 March 1996 (Benjamin)
Bayi pertama Molly adalah pramatang dan yang kedua ialan Benjamin
Reference : Guinness World Records
Negara yang tidak ada ular & buaya, New Zealand. Kerana eko-sistem yang tidak sesuai, zoo di New Zealand pun tidak boleh memelihara ular ditambah dengan undang-undang negara itu yang melarang kemasukan ular.
The only countries in the world, completely free from snake and crocodiles / alligator are New Zealand. Snake are completely missing from New Zealand’s zoos, because imbalance in the snake free ecosystem and it is illegal to bring snakes into New Zealand, a snake-free country.
Bulan paling banyak kelahiran di dunia direkodkan ialah pada bulan Ogos, paling sedikit pada bulan Februari
August has the most birthday, February has the least
Jalan yang boleh dikatakan hampir lurus paling panjang di dunia 1,116 km di Arab Saudi.
The longest straight road in the world is situated in Saudi Arabia, 1,116 km
12.262 km lubang paling dalam yang pernah digali, di Rusia pada 1989, dijangka 15 km dicapai pada 1993 tetapi gagal kerana suhu di situ sudah mencecah 182°C
Koba Superdeep Borehole reached 12,262 m in 1989, was expected to reach 15,000 m in 1993 but fail due to unexpected higher temperatur, 180°C in this depth location
Istana Sultan Brunei ada 1,788 bilik ¹ , 257 bilik air. Bekas Istana Habsburgs ada 2,600 bilik di Austria
The Istana Nurul Iman is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, with 1,788 rooms ¹ , 257 bathroom. Hofburg Palace in Austria with 2,600 rooms
Sources : ¹Majalah Mastika
Jalan paling panjang yang tiada susur keluar sepanjang 200km ialah di padang pasir/gurun di Death Valley National Park, California
The longest road without an exit and entrance is 200km in the desert/desert in Death Valley National Park, California
Lampu LED bercahaya biru dipasang di stesen keretapi di Jepun, dipercayai boleh mengurangkan kadar bunuh diri
Blue lights installed at the train platform in Japan, believed to reduce the rate of suicides
Di China, jika anda terperangkap dalam traffic jam, dengan bayaran $60, 2 orang akan datang ke kenderaan anda, seorang akan bawa kereta anda ke destinasi, seorang lagi akan hantar anda dengan motosikal
In China, if you are stuck in a traffic jam, for a fee of $60, 2 people will come to your vehicle, one will take your car to the destination, the other will send you by motorcycle
Di Manakah Roundabout Terbesar Di Dunia?
Bendera UK Adalah Gabungan 3 Bendera Lain
The flag of the United Kingdom is a combination of 3 other flags
Source : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-18/would-scottish-independence-change-the-australian-flag/5744104
Sekalipun berjiran, Korea Utara pernah berbeza waktu sehingga 30 minit dengan Korea Selatan
Negara Paling Banyak Cuti Umum
Cambodia Rank No 1 with 28 holidays Sri Lanka Rank no 2 with 25 Holidays Rank no 3 with 21 holidays Egypt, Kazakhstan, India Rank no 7 with 15 holidays Malaysia, Argentina, japan, Lithuania, Sweden
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Negara Paling Sedikit Cuti Umum
Mexico with 7 days United Kingdom with 8 days Germany with 9 Holidays
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