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Between 1990 and 2020, the U.S. added nearly 18 million acres of forest, an area roughly the size of South Carolina.
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the U.S., with a population of over 550,000, and isn’t located within any county.
Liechtenstein realized at the 1936 Olympic Games that its blue-red flag was identical to Haiti’s civil flag, so the following year, they added a gold crown to distinguish it.
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.
In the 1st century AD, Scotland was among the few countries that the Roman Empire attempted, but failed, to conquer.
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 Turks and Caicos Islands have been proposed as Canada’s next province multiple times since 1917, but no formal steps have been taken.
Despite its famous tea culture, the UK ranks third in per capita tea consumption, with Ireland second and Turkey first, drinking over 1.5 times more tea than the United Kingdom.
Earthquakes aren’t the only type of quakes: there are marsquakes, moonquakes, venusquakes, and even sunquakes!
Although the TV show “Friends” is based around life in New York City, the entire show was filmed in California.
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a Japanese inn founded in 705 AD, is the world’s oldest hotel and was operated by the same family for 52 generations until 2017.
All the paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs the same as ten elephants. It gets repainted every seven years without closing to the public.
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.
In 1856, British surveyors calculated that Mount Everest was 29,000 feet tall, but they reported it as 29,002 feet so that it wouldn’t look like a rough estimate.
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.
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.
In Japan, some vending machines provide free drinking water and beverages during natural disasters, such as earthquakes or typhoons.
The Danish flag, known as the “Dannebrog,” is the oldest continuously used national flag, with historical references dating back to at least the 1370s.
New York City, home to more than 628,000 Chinese residents, has the largest Chinese population of any city outside of Asia.
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.
Sudan has more pyramids than any country, with around 255. They outnumber Egyptian pyramids by nearly twice the amount.
