Erwin Facts

02/13/2025

02/13/2025

02/12/2025

The world's largest coral was discovered in the Solomon Islands in November 2024. It's 34 meters wide, 32 meters long, and 5.5 meters high. This "mega coral" is three times larger than the previous record holder.

02/12/2025

Crystal dagger, other items buried with ‘Ivory Lady’ 5,000 years ago

02/11/2025

The African woolly chafer is a scarab beetle that belongs to the genus Sparrmannia. They are attracted to lights and are active at dusk and night.

02/11/2025

A double-spiral staircase - two flights of staircases, running in opposite directions, join for some steps on each floor, separate again, join again... The architectural masterpiece of 1499 has often been interpreted as a symbol of eternity. Graz people call it the "stairs of reconciliation".

02/11/2025

When measured officially in 1987, Monjane was 245.7 cm (8 feet 3⁄4 inch). He also weighed 158 kg (348 pounds). During his lifetime, especially late into his life, Monjane suffered leg problems. The Guinness Book of World Records stated that he was the tallest living man in their 1988 edition.

02/11/2025

In total, the final image contains more than 83 million pixels in a 9148 x 9112 pixel grid, making it the highest resolution image of the Sun's full disc and outer atmosphere, the corona, ever taken.

02/11/2025

The Denmark Strait cataract is the world's largest waterfall by volume of water, carrying around 175 million cubic feet (5 million cubic meters) of water per second. It's located in the Denmark Strait, which separates Greenland and Iceland.