SortStack #2309 — 2032-10-04

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A human red blood cell 8 µm

   Your body makes around 2 million of them every second to replace the ones that wear out after roughly 120 days.

2. An almond 2.4 cm

   Almonds are seeds of a fruit related to peaches, and raw bitter ones naturally contain traces of cyanide.

3. A French baguette 63 cm

   French law defines the traditional baguette so strictly it can contain only flour, water, salt and yeast.

4. A reticulated python 6.6 m

   The world's longest snake, it kills by constriction, tightening with every breath its prey exhales.

5. Mount Olympus, Greece 2.9 km

   Mythical home of the Greek gods, its peak was not officially climbed by humans until 1913.

6. A marathon course 42.2 km

   The odd distance was fixed in 1908 so the London race could start at Windsor Castle and finish before the royal box.

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