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Hot and Cold weather facts:

Al'Aziziyah in Libya has the highest recorded temperature on earth at a sweltering 58°C on the 13th Sept, 1922.

The lowest ever recorded world temperature was at Vostok Station, Antarctica on the 21 July 1983 at a bitter -89.6°C

Wet and Dry facts about weather:

Mawsynram in India is noted as being the wettest place on earth is with over 11 meters of rain falling every year.

In contrast, Antofagasta in Chile is the driest place on the planet getting less than 0.1mm per year, and with many years having no rainfall whatsoever.

Sunny facts:

Yuma in the state of Arizona has over 4,000 hours of sunshine per year - making it the sunniest place on the planet!

The South Pole is the least sunny place - only 182 days a year get sunshine.

Windy Facts:

The windiest place on earth is Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica where winds of 200mph have been recorded.

The strongest ever recorded wind was on Mt Washington, New Hampshire, USA at an amazing 231mph.

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Stormy Weather facts:

Nearly 2,000 thunderstorm cells are estimated over the planet at any given time.

The U.S. has over 100,000 thunderstorms every year, with over 16 million taking place across the world in a year.

9 out of 10 lightning bolts strike land rather than oceans.

A storm named John was the Longest-lasting Pacific tropical storm continuing for 31 days. As it crossed the dateline twice, it changed status from a hurricane to a typhoon and back to a hurricane.

"Ginger", was the longest-lasting Atlantic tropical storm, which spun around the open ocean for 28 days in 1971.

Snowy Weather Facts:

The world's largest snowflake was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, at 38 cm wide and 20 cm thick. The snow flake fell at Fort Keogh, Montana, USA on 28 January 1887.

With tyres for his mouth and trees for arms, ‘Angus’ - the tallest snowman, was made by residents of Bethel, Maine, USA, measuring a whopping 34.63 metres. ‘Angus’ took 2 weeks to build, and was completed on 17 February 1999.

The greatest snowfall recorded was on Mt Rainier, Washington State, USA - Over 30metres fell during the winter of 1972.

Weird Weather Facts:

On 14th April, 1986 Bangladesh was hit by the biggest hail stones ever recorded - weighing in at over 1kg each - killing 92 people.

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10 Facts About Piano

You may spend a lot of time picking out scales and pouring our hearts into the piano, but how much do you know about the instrument itself? The piano is an incredible musical instrument with a very interesting past, and these ten facts about the instrument you spend so much time with may have you thinking about it in a new way!
Fact 1: There are 7500 working parts in the body of each piano.
That’s an enormous number of little pieces that need to be working perfectly to get the sound that you need!
Fact 2: The piano is generally considered to be a member of the percussion family because it only makes noise when a hammer hits a string.

Bet you didn’t know that you could be considered a percussionist!
Fact 3: The name ‘piano’ is actually a nickname for the full Italian name of the instrument, which is ‘pianoforte’.

This longer name was given to the instrument based on its ability to play notes very quietly (piano) or very loudly (forte).
Fact 4: The piano is actually a relatively new instrument!

The first piano constructed was made in 1698 by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy. That might sound old, but other instruments such as the flute have been around for thousands of years – the piano is only 316 years old!
Fact 5: There are 230 strings required for a piano to make its full range of sound.

There is an incredible amount of pressure on these strings too – over 30 tons of pressure might be exerted on a concert grand!
Fact 6: The piano is known as the “King of the Instruments” because its range goes from the lowest note that you can play on a double-bassoon to the highest note that you can play on a piccolo.

The single instrument covers a full orchestral range!
Fact 7: There are 18 million non-professional piano players in the United States alone, and over 10 million pianos!

This is can be a huge benefit when it comes to studying music at a higher level – no matter which instrument is your principal area of study, most programs will ask you to have a year of piano lessons under your belt as well.
Fact 8: A concert grand piano is 8′ 11″ and weighs over 1400 pounds.

This is why everyone looks so tiny when they are playing one! This size also helps the instrument to produce its incredible sound quality
Fact 9: Even though piano keys are referred to as the “ivories”, they have not been made out of ivory since the 1940s to protect endangered resources.

Now they are made out of plastic instead.
Fact 10: The best piano brand in the world is considered to be the Steinway piano.

The Steinway family has been making pianos since 1853 and a Steinway Grand Piano can cost well over $100, 000.

Hopefully these fun facts have changed the way that you think about your piano – it isn’t just a tool you use for practice, it is an intricate instrument that is capable of more than you may think!

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