Guinness Book of World Records

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Guinness Book of World Records
Facts from the
Compiled by Leslie Gilmore 4-5th grade Math
Teacher Austin Elementary, Tyler ISD
I use this to lead into place value with millions
and billions.
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Most Populous City

• The most populous city in the world is Tokyo,
  Japan, with an estimated population of 26,400,000
  in March, 2000, according to the United Nations.

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Most Populous Country

• China is the world's most populated country, with
  an estimated population of 1,251,238,000 in 1999.
  There are now more people in China today than
  there were in the whole world 150 years ago.

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Bloodiest War

• The most costly war in terms of human life was
  World War II, in which the total number of
  fatalities, including battle deaths and civilians
  of all countries, is estimated to have been
  56,000,000.

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Richest Woman

• The worlds richest woman is Alice Walton,
  daughter of Sam Walton (d. 1992), founder of
  Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. She has
  an estimated net worth of 16,000,000,000
  according to the Forbes 2003 Rich List. Alice,
  age 54, lives on a ranch in Texas, and is the 8th
  richest person in the world.

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Richest Living Person

• William H. Gates III, Chairman and Chief Software
  Architect of Microsoft Corporation, is the
  richest person in the world according to Forbes
  magazine, which in March 2004 estimated his
  wealth at 46,000,000,000. In 1986, Gates became
  the world's youngest ever billionaire, age 31.

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Richest Person Ever

• The wealth of America's John D. Rockefeller was
  estimated at 900,000,000 in 1913, equivalent to
  189,600,000,000 today. His first job, in the
  1850s, earned him a wage of just 3.57 per week.
  By 1913, he had earned himself an estimated
  900,000,000. Having made his fortune in oil,
  Rockefeller retired in 1897. By 1922 he had given
  away 1,000,000,000 to charity and to his family.
  Rockefeller died in 1937, but still remains,
  without doubt, the richest person ever!