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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.
The world’s most remote ATMs are operated by Wells Fargo in Antarctica, serving over 1,000 residents at the U.S. McMurdo Station.
Eucla, a small coastal town in Western Australia with fewer than 100 residents, has its own time zone, which is UTC+8:45.
The world’s first motel is in San Luis Obispo, which was built in 1925. When it opened, it cost $1.25 for a two-room bungalow with a kitchen and a private adjoining garage.
The longest unbroken alliance in world history is between England and Portugal. It has lasted since 1386 and still stands today.
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.
The Grand Canal in China, at a total length of approximately 1,104 miles (1,776 km), is recognized as the world’s longest artificial waterway.
The British Cemetery on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, is leased as British land and flies the UK flag to honor four sailors from the HMT Bedfordshire who lost their lives in WWII.
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.
Sudan has more pyramids than any country, with around 255. They outnumber Egyptian pyramids by nearly twice the amount.
Certain parts of the Mariana Trench, the deepest ocean trench on earth, have been found to be more polluted than some of China’s most polluted rivers.
The Danish flag, known as the “Dannebrog,” is the oldest continuously used national flag, with historical references dating back to at least the 1370s.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 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.
Soviet Russia needed lighthouses on its uninhabited northern coast, so they built automated lighthouses powered by small nuclear reactors.
Roughly 15 million Filipinos live overseas. The US has the largest share, with 3.35 million citizens and over 4 million people of Filipino descent.
Around 10,000 underground nuclear bunkers were built during the Cold War in Beijing. They were later sold as real estate and are currently inhabited by over a million people.
Nauru, a small island nation northeast of Australia, has one of the highest obesity rates globally, affecting 61% of men and 66% of women.
Brazil may be in South America, but because it borders French Guiana, a French territory, it also shares a border with the European Union.
The Great Wall of China has stood for centuries due to a unique mortar mix of sticky rice flour and slaked lime.
