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Pecan trees bear nuts that are rich in healthy fats and are commonly used in baking
Dragon fruit trees, native to Central America, produce exotic and visually stunning fruits
That's it for the facts about Africa. Next up, we have facts about Asia, a continent known for many things including its contributions to science, philosophy, medicine and many others.
ASIA FACTS
Asia’s population-of over 4 billion people-is greater than that of the all the other continents combined.
ASIA FACTS
In China, it is not uncommon to come across canned fresh air on sale. This is due to the widespread air pollution that has rocked the country due to its expansive industrialization.
ASIA FACTS
Both the highest point on land, Mount Everest (over 8,848 meters above sea level), and the lowest point on land, the Dead Sea (-395meters), are found in Asia. It is continent of varied landscape.
The baobab tree's bark is fire-resistant, protecting it from wildfires in arid regions
Witch hazel trees are valued for their astringent properties and are used in skincare products
Aloe vera trees have succulent leaves with soothing gel, known for its skin-healing properties
ASIA FACTS
Everyone in Vietnam has the same birthday, which is celebrated on the Vietnamese New Year (aka Tet). Day one of the lunar calendar marks the beginning of a new year, and as a result, the Vietnamese, alongside the Koreans, calculate age based on the number of lunar years that have elapsed.
ASIA FACTS
Sill on the New Year, Thailand celebrates this event (known as the Songkran festival) not on 1st January, but sometime in mid-April, for three days. Even more bizarre is the way Thais celebrate this day-using water guns and water pistol to spray each other.
ASIA FACTS
In 2005, a Chinese billionaire built the world’s largest shopping mall in in Dongguan, China. It is so big, it boasts of an indoor rollercoaster. What is even more interesting is that fact that since it opened, 99 percent of the mall has remained unoccupied.
ASIA FACTS
Like many other nations, North Korea does have a Christmas festival, but not to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Instead, Koreans celebrate the birthday of Kim Jong II’s mother, on December 24.
ASIA FACTS
China is so wide that naturally, it should cut across up to 5 separate time zones, but oddly enough, it has only one national time zone (China Standard Time).
ASIA FACTS
Japan is a wonderful place to live in, just as long as you don’t get fat, because it is against the law.
ASIA FACTS
India is the world’s leading producer of Mangoes. Every year it produces about 12 million tons of the fruit.
ASIA FACTS
Of the top ten tallest buildings in the world, nine are found in Asia.
ASIA FACTS
Only two countries in the world, India and China, have a population above 1 billion people, and both of them are in Asia.
ASIA FACTS
The ten largest shopping malls in the world are all located in Asia.
ASIA FACTS
India is a country of interesting customs. One of the most peculiar one is that people eat with their right hand only. The left hand is out of limits because it is used for other purposes-like wiping oneself after using the toilet, instead of using toilet paper.
ASIA FACTS
Of the ten largest cities in the world (by population), seven of them are located in Asia.
ASIA FACTS
Afghanistan’s National Game is not soccer, basketball, tennis; it is goat grabbing.
ASIA FACTS
Only one country in the world has banned tobacco sale. It is called Bhutan, and is found in Asia. I believe this was shown in one of the Rambo movies.
ASIA FACTS
Being over 100 years of age is amazing. In Japan, there are over 50,000 people who have surpassed the 100-year mark.
ASIA FACTS
Sholapur is no typical Indian town. It has a bizarre tradition where newborns are thrown from the top of a 50-feet-high tower to symbolize health, wealth and good fortunes.
ASIA FACTS
In China, it is common for children to be named after events. What is interesting, though, is that there are over 4,000 people named Aoyun, or “Olympic Games”.
ASIA FACTS
The world’s most spoken language is not English, but Mandarin Chinese, which boasts of over one billion speakers.
ASIA FACTS
The Arabian Desert found in Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest continuous sandy desert.
ASIA FACTS
Many countries boast of two, three of even five official languages. India alone has 30 of them while Indonesia brags of 12.
ASIA FACTS
The original merchant farmers were all from Asia, not Africa.