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Top Ten of Everything 2005 (Top 10 of Everything)

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This is the top ten of everything in the world that you will most likely find interesting. Here are a few samples:

Stars Nearest To The Earth -
1. Proxima Centauri - 4.22 light-years
2. Alpha Centauri - 4.35 light-years
3. Barnard's Star - 5.98 light-years
4. Wolf 359 - 7.75 light-years

Most Common Elements In The Universe -
1. Hydrogen
2. Helium
3. Oxygen
4. Carbon
5. Neon
6. Iron
7. Nitrogen

Deadliest Snakes -
1. Black mamba - lethal dose 3.0 mg/800 mg
2. Taipan - 2.0 mg/520 mg
3. Russel's viper - 2.0 mg/400 mg
4. Inland taipan - 0.7 mg/110 mg
5. Green mamba - 7.0 mg/500 mg

Last Names In The USA -
1. Smith 1.006%
2. Johnson 0.810%
3. Williams 0.699%
4. Brown 0.621%
5. Jones 0.621%
6. Davis 0.480%
7. Miller 0.424%
8. Wilson 0.339%
9. Moore 0.312%

Largest Countries -
1. Russia - 13.0 percent of world total area
2. China - 7.1
3. Canada - 7.0
4. US - 6.9
5. Brazil - 6.4
6. Australia - 5.8

Most Widely Spoken Languages -
1. Chinese (Mandarin) - 874,000,000 speakers
2. Hindustani - 426,000,000
3. Spanish - 358,000,000
4. English - 341,000,000
5. Bengali - 207,000,000
6. Arabic - 206,000,000
7. Portugese - 176,000,000
8. Russian - 167,000,000
9. Japanese - 125,000,000

Countries With The Most Universities -
1. India - 8,407
2. US - 5,758
3. Argentina - 1,831

Reference (Memorial 330/1)

This is a sensational collection of facts on the top ten of everything from top selling music artists to tallest buildings. Sport results, movie takings, deaths by various animals, guns, crime and everything else are inside. Highest mountain, longest border, population and other demographic info is also ranked. This book is full of colour photographs and illustrations as well. It did come out before 2005 (I am writing this review in November 2004) so obviously the book is not entirely up to date for 2005. It is still great though and an excellent source of trivia questions or answers to friendly bets.

My son (11) loves this book. "Dad, do you know which city is the larges which is not a capital?". Lots of interesting stuff.

I have Top 10 of 2002, 2003 and 2004, but this one is the best hands down. If you are interested in top 10 lists and interesting facts, this is a must have.