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The Danish flag, known as the “Dannebrog,” is the oldest continuously used national flag, with historical references dating back to at least the 1370s.

The world’s most remote ATMs are operated by Wells Fargo in Antarctica, serving over 1,000 residents at the U.S. McMurdo Station.

With its peak soaring to heights of 6.8 miles (11 km), the tallest mountain on Venus is Maxwell Montes.

Hideaway Island in Vanuatu is home to the world’s only functioning underwater post office, where snorkelers and divers can send waterproof postcards straight from beneath the sea.

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.

There is an unknown number of Nile crocodiles in Florida. They are the second-largest crocodile and are more dangerous than Florida’s native crocodiles and alligators.

All the paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs the same as ten elephants. It gets repainted every seven years without closing to the public.

Owl cafés are popular in Japan, especially in Tokyo, where visitors can observe and hold owls in a controlled environment.

The Scottish-American Soldiers Monument in Edinburgh is the only monument to the American Civil War outside the United States.

Sweden has 267,570 islands in its territory. Of these islands, fewer than 1,000 are inhabited.

The ten highest mountain peaks in the United States are all located in Alaska.

The kookaburra is native to Australia and New Guinea; its calls are often used as sound effects in movies for jungles in Africa or South America.

Mars’ surface has been more thoroughly mapped than Earth’s ocean floor.

At the equator, Earth spins at about 1,037 mph (1,670 km/h); this speed decreases toward the poles.

The origin of the name “Madagascar” is uncertain, but a theory widely accepted by historians is that Marco Polo likely confused the island with the Somali city of Mogadishu.

China only has one official time zone despite being almost the same size as the continental USA.

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.

Sudan has more pyramids than any country, with around 255. They outnumber Egyptian pyramids by nearly twice the amount.

On January 10, 1992, a shipping crate containing 28,000 rubber ducks and bath toys fell into the Pacific. They washed up around the world for the next 20 years.

Saint Lucia is the only country named after a woman, Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a name given by French sailors.

Cusco, the capital of the Incan Empire, means “bellybutton” in Quechua, as the Incas saw it as the central point or “navel” of their empire.

Portland, Oregon, was named as a result of a coin toss. The choice was between Boston and Portland.

There are more than three times as many barrels of bourbon in Kentucky as there are people.

At its peak, the British Empire covered about 35.5 million square kilometers, which is 93.4 percent of the Moon’s surface area.

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