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10 Oldest Newspapers

February 12, 2009 Top Ten

Rank Newspaper Country Founded 1. Haarlems Dagblad Netherlands 1656 2. Gazzetta di Mantova Italy 1664 3. The London Gazette UK 1665 4. Wiener Zeitung Austria 1703 5. Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung Germany 1705 6. Berrow’s Worcester Journal UK 1709 7. Newcastle Journal UK 1711 8. Stamford Mercury UK 1712 9. Northampton Mercury UK 1720 10. Hanauer [...]

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Top 10 Longest Words in The Oxford

February 5, 2009 Top Ten

Rank Word Letters 1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (1964) Wonderful, from song of this title in the film Mary Poppins.  34 2. Floccinaucinihilipilification (1741) The action of habit of estimating as worthless  29 3. Honorificabilitudinitatibus (1599) Honourableness  27 4. Antidisestablishmentarians (1900) Those opposed to the disestabilishment of the Church of England 26 5. Overintellectualization (1922) Excessive intellectualization  23 [...]

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Top 10 Most Spoken Languages

January 29, 2009 Top Ten

Rank Language Speakers 1. Chinese (Mandarin) 873,014,298 2. Spanish 322,299,171 3. English 309,352,280 4. Hindi 180,764,791 5. Portuguese 177,457,180 6. Bengali 171,070,202 7. Russian 145,031,551 8. Japanese 122,433,899 9. German 95,392,978 10. Chinese (Wu) 77,175,000 * Source: Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition

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Top 10 Largest Passenger Ships

January 23, 2009 Top Ten

Rank Ship Entered Service Country Passenger Capacity 1. Independence of the Seas 2008 Finland 4,370 2. Liberty of the Seas 2007 Finland 4,370   Freedom of the Seas 2006 Finland 4,370 4. Queen Mary 2 2004 France 3,090 5. Mariner of the Seas 2004 Finland 3,840   Navigator of the Seas 2003 Finland 3,840 7. [...]

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10 Countries With The Most Workers

January 15, 2009 Top Ten

Rank Country # of Workers 1. China 803,300,000 2. India 516,400,00 3. USA 153,100,000 4. Indonesia 108,000,000 5. Brazil 99,470,000 6. Russia 75,100,000 7. Bangladesh 69,400,000 8. Japan 66,070,000 9. Nigeria 50,130,000 10. Pakistan 49,180,000   World Total 3,001,000,000 Statistics are based on those from 2007 or latest year available, people in the age range [...]

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10 Top Internet Using Countries

January 8, 2009 Top Ten

Rank Country % of Wrold Total # of Internet Users 1. USA 18.00 210,575,287 2. China 13.80 162,000,000 3. Japan 7.40 86,300,000 4. Germany 4.30 50,426,117 5. Inda 3.60 42,000,000 6. Brazil 3.30 39,140,000 7. UK 3.20 37,600,000 8. South Korea 2.90 34,120,000 9. France 2.80 32,925,953 10. Italy 2.70 31,481,928 Top 10 Total 62.00 [...]

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10 Countries with the Largest Areas of Forest

January 1, 2009 Top Ten

Rank Country Square Km % of Total Area  1. Russia 8,087,900 47.90 2. Brazil 4,776,980 57.20 3. Canada 3,101,340 33.60 4. USA 3,030,890 33.10 5. China 1,972,900 21.20 6. Autralia 1,636,780 21.30 7. Dem. Rep. of Congo 1,336,100 58.90 8. Indonesia 884,950 48.80 9. Peru 687,420 53.70 10. Inda 677,010 22.80 We can only hope that [...]

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10 Least Popular US Presidents

December 31, 2008 Top Ten

Identical or better ratings recorded on other occasions during presidency. Notice both Bush made it to the list. Rank President Survey Date Lowest Approval Rating (%) 1. Gorge W. Bush 15 – 19 Feb. 2008 19 2. Harry S. Truman 9 – 14 Sep. 1952 22 3. Richard Nixon 12 – 15 Jul. 1974 24 [...]

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10 Richest Countries in the World

December 30, 2008 Top Ten

Here is a list to help you decide where to immigrate to. Rank Country GDP (USD) 1. Luxembourg 110,032 2. Norway 83,720 3. Qatar 80,211 4. Iceland 63,875 5. Ireland 62,482 6. Denmark 59,728 7. Switzerland 58,412 8. Sweden 49,091 9. Netherlands 48,169 10. UK 48,072 Gross Domestic Product per capita, 2008. Source: International Monetary Fund, World [...]

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10 Top Carbon Dioxide Emitting Countries

December 29, 2008 Top Ten

Here are some of the places you may want to avoid on your next vacation. Rank Country Tonnes of CO2 1. USA 1,650,020,000 2. China 1,366,554,000 3. Russia 415,951,000 4. India 366,301,000 5. Japan 343,117,000 6. Germany 220,596,000 7. Canada 174,401,000 8. UK 160,179,000 9. South Korea 127,007,000 10. Italy 122,726,000   Top 10 Total [...]

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10 Top Global Retailers

December 27, 2008 Top Ten

Rank Retailer Name, Country Retail Sales (USD) 1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., USA 344.992B 2. Carrefour, France 97.861B 3. Home Depot, Inc., USA 90.937B 4. Tesco Plc, UK 79.976B 5. METRO AG., Germany 74.857B 6. Kroger Co., USA 66.111B 7. Target Corp., USA 59.490B 8. Costco Wholesale 58.963B 9. Sears Holdings, USA 53.012B 10. Schwarz UnternehmensTreuhand [...]

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