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From 1777 until its admission to the United States in 1791, Vermont existed as a self-governing independent state. It had its own copper coins and operated its own postal service.
With its peak soaring to heights of 6.8 miles (11 km), the tallest mountain on Venus is Maxwell Montes.
The Great Wall of China has stood for centuries due to a unique mortar mix of sticky rice flour and slaked lime.
The 1831 London Bridge couldn’t handle the amount of traffic it was getting, so in 1968, it was sold, dismantled, and rebuilt in Arizona as a tourist attraction in Lake Havasu City.
All the paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs the same as ten elephants. It gets repainted every seven years without closing to the public.
In New Delhi, if a tree falls sick, an ambulance is dispatched to treat it. This came into effect in 2009 and takes four people to do the job.
There is a town in Nebraska called Monowi with a population of one. The only resident is Elsie Eiler, who is the mayor, bartender, and librarian.
At its peak, the British Empire covered about 35.5 million square kilometers, which is 93.4 percent of the Moon’s surface area.
Despite the German Autobahn’s worldwide reputation as a highway with no speed limits, approximately 30% to 40% of its sections are actually regulated by speed limits.
The largest canyon in the Solar System is Mars’ Valles Marineris, a 4.3-mile (7-kilometer) deep valley almost four times as deep as the Grand Canyon.
The 6th largest pyramid in the world is the Memphis Pyramid, a Bass Pro Shops megastore. At 32 stories tall, it’s slightly taller than the Statue of Liberty.
The “London Underground mosquito” got its name for biting people on the Tube during the Blitz in World War II. However, these mosquitoes existed long before the Underground was built.
The number of stars on the EU flag has nothing to do with the European Union or its member states. Instead, twelve stars were chosen because they represent unity and perfection.
Brazil may be in South America, but because it borders French Guiana, a French territory, it also shares a border with the European Union.
Although the TV show “Friends” is based around life in New York City, the entire show was filmed in California.
Between 1990 and 2020, the U.S. added nearly 18 million acres of forest, an area roughly the size of South Carolina.
The United Kingdom has a population of over 68 million, which is larger than the combined population of Canada, Australia, and Iceland.
Both Motel 6 and Super 8 got their names from the original prices of the rooms. Motel 6 started at $6 in 1962, and Super 8 at $8.88 in 1974.
Soviet Russia needed lighthouses on its uninhabited northern coast, so they built automated lighthouses powered by small nuclear reactors.
