This post is dedicated to enlist few of the most unique and strange things about our mother earth . we have crossed the earthly boundaries and reached on moon and mars is our next hot destination .I know some day after my life will see people spending summer holidays on pluto or saturn or somewhere in andromeda galaxy .It makes me jealous of the upcoming generations .But surely we got some feel of it in himalayas , antartica and some place called iceland .So whats new on this old earth , is everything explored ? actually the answer would be different for every individual based on what people know .Few of you might know about the smallest island on earth and few may be failing to answer it .So here is my try to elist few cool "as we say in 21st century" things on and about earth .
->> Most strange animal species on earth
Few of you might have heard the name of this animal specially those fom india .In Hindi language we warn people by saying "abey aye" and the name of this wierd species is - Aye Aye .Aye Aye is a lemur , native to madagascar .This animal has rodent like teeth and a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker .The big eyes do catch attention and scary part comes up with few superstitions ploting Aye Aye as agent of death .
->> Most Strangest place on earth
For people who love adventure ,especially the scuba diving , its the dream place .But interesting fact about it is that its the biggest underwater sinkhole on earth measuring 984 feet (300 m) across and is 394 feet (120 m) deep .Its about 70km away from the belize city .
It named as The blue hole .
->> Most expensive wine on earth
Screaming Eagle Cabernet 1992 is a Californian vintage wine made up of a blend of 88%Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc.
The wine is a vintage wine produced by one of Napa Valley’s smallest wineries, Screaming Eagle.
The Screaming Eagle Cabernet 1992 is unfined, unfiltered and aged in 60% new oak. The wine is only sold via a mailing list. Only 175 cases of this wine were ever made.
The wine can be bought at the following Napa Valley locations: Don Giovanni restaurant, Brava restaurant, the Saint Helena Wine Centre and Oakville Grocery1.
The wine is a dark purple colour and has a taste of blackcurrants and oak2.
The 1992 Screaming Eagle Wine has an opaque purple color. The wine is followed by a tantalizing nose of jammy blackcurrants and subtle toasty oak. The cabernet is intense, rich and creamy with elegant fruity flavors that linger in the mouth.
At a charity event named Auction Napa Valley 2008, a lot of six magnums of Screaming Eagle were sold for a whopping $500,000! That’s over $80,000 for a single bottle of 1992 Screaming Eagle Wine.
->> Smallest country on earth
Out of 192 countries on earth vatican city is the smallest one with an area of 0.2 miles and a population of about 826 with no permanent residents .Italian is the spoken language in vatican city .Vatican City was established in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri, on behalf of the Holy See and by Prime Minister Benito Mussolini on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy
->> Strangest tree on earth
its really tough to survive in a desert due to extreme climatic conditions but still many living beings on earth are native to desert .The major problem in deserts is scarcity of water .we all have water tanks at home of around 1000 litres in capacity .Baobab tree can store 1000 litres of water in its trunk .These trees may be the oldest life forms on the African continent. Many still standing today have certainly been around since the birth of Christ ,others for far longer. Baobab trees flower for the first time at about 20 years of age. In mid-summer, dozens of luminous white blossoms, the size of saucers, open at sunset. Their strong musky odor attracts fruit bats and hosts of insects. Large bats seek out the sweet nectar and collect and distribute pollen as they move from flower to flower. The life of the flower is short-lived; it drops to the ground within hours after the bats and insects feast on the nectar.
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