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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.
Between 1990 and 2020, the U.S. added nearly 18 million acres of forest, an area roughly the size of South Carolina.
The Apollo astronauts took geological field trips to Iceland, as NASA believed the terrain there resembled the surface of the Moon.
The longest unbroken alliance in world history is between England and Portugal. It has lasted since 1386 and still stands today.
Eucla, a small coastal town in Western Australia with fewer than 100 residents, has its own time zone, which is UTC+8:45.
With its peak soaring to heights of 6.8 miles (11 km), the tallest mountain on Venus is Maxwell Montes.
Saint Lucia is the only country named after a woman, Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a name given by French sailors.
Hawaii’s Mauna Kea is nearly 2,000 meters taller than Mount Everest, but it’s not considered the highest mountain because its base starts below sea level.
Nauru, a small island nation northeast of Australia, has one of the highest obesity rates globally, affecting 61% of men and 66% of women.
China has a 3,000-mile network of underground tunnels, often referred to as the “Underground Great Wall.” These tunnels are used to store and transport ballistic missiles.
Due to historical surveying errors, the Four Corners Monument is approximately 1,800 feet east of its intended location.
All the paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs the same as ten elephants. It gets repainted every seven years without closing to the public.
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.
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.
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.
Although the TV show “Friends” is based around life in New York City, the entire show was filmed in California.
Owl cafés are popular in Japan, especially in Tokyo, where visitors can observe and hold owls in a controlled environment.
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 entire world population could fit in Texas, with each person having over 900 square feet, given Texas’s area of about 268,597 square miles.
