Top 20 Interesting and Weird Fun Facts (That Will Amaze You)

1.  Nepal’s  Kaligandaki River is older than the Himalayas  and is the major ecological dividing line between the western and eastern Himalayas. 2.  In Nepal grow 5,980 flowering plant species including two percent of the world’s orchids (more than 360 species), six percent of the world’s rhododendron species (and it’s Nepal’s national flower), and 250 species endemic to Nepal (and not found growing anywhere else on earth).This is  one of the reasons Nepal is known as the Amazon of Asia. 3.  With almost 870 different species of birds, Nepal has more than the continents of North Africa and Europe combined. They are  home to eight percent of the bird species  of the world. 4.  Nepal is also home to over 650 different species of butterflies as well as the world’s largest moth (the Atlas moth) and some of its largest wild honeybees. 5.  Nepal’s  endangered species  include the beautiful snow leopard, the red panda, and the one ...

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.  It has an area of  147,181  square km. Kathmandu  is its capital city. Nepal’s official language is Nepali and its  official currency is Nepalese Rupee (NPR). It has two  bordering countries  that are India and China. Nepal is a country of breathtaking beauty and diversity of cultures like no other place on earth. Truly “the roof of the world”, here are  71 interesting facts about Nepal covering its history, culture, people, economy, the Himalayas, earthquakes, poverty, Kathmandu, flora and fauna and more. 1.  Nepal’s  ancient history  began in the Kathmandu Valley and over the centuries its boundaries grew to include tracts of what today are neighboring countries such as  India  and  China . It prospered as a crossroad resting place for two trade routes. As such,  it became a cultural mixing pot...

1. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart. Image credits:  commons.wikimedia.org 2. When you were born, you were, for a moment, the youngest person on earth. Image credits:  Gonzalo Merat 3. The elements that we are composed of were formed in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are all made of star dust. Image credits:  Michael Shainblum 4. Cows have best friends. Image credits:  mare 5. A prison in Washington pairs up “death row” shelter cats with select inmates as part of a rehabilitation program. It seems to be a pretty wonderful thing for both the inmates and the cats. Princess Natalie relaxes with Joseph Contreras, one of her caretakers. (Image credits:  catster.com) 6. Blind people smile even though they’ve never seen anyone else smile. Image credits:  Sachiho 7. Turtles can breathe through their butts. Image credits:  TaraDSturm 8. The Beatles used the word “lo...