SortStack #839 — 2028-09-25

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A banana 26 cm

   The banana you eat is a sterile clone; nearly all exported ones are a single variety called the Cavendish.

2. A blue whale 28 m

   The largest animal ever known, its heart alone is the size of a small car and beats just a few times a minute.

3. A giant sequoia (tallest) 89 m

   These trees can live over 3,000 years, and their thick bark resists fire that clears competing plants away.

4. The Empire State Building 443 m

   It was built in just 410 days during the Great Depression, rising about a floor a day at peak speed.

5. The River Rhine (length) 1.2K km

   It has been a vital trade highway since Roman times, still carrying more cargo than any other river in Europe.

6. The Yellow River, China (length) 5.5K km

   Nicknamed 'China's Sorrow', its devastating floods have killed more people than perhaps any other natural feature.

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