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Travel & Tourism Facts
Earthquakes aren’t the only type of quakes: there are marsquakes, moonquakes, venusquakes, and even sunquakes!
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.
Although the exact origin is unclear, North Carolina’s nickname, “The Tar Heel State,” is believed to come from the tar produced there, which often stuck to the bottom of people’s shoes.
Nauru, a small island nation northeast of Australia, has one of the highest obesity rates globally, affecting 61% of men and 66% of women.
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.
On September 19, 1967, the Republic of Benin was declared but lasted only seven hours before Nigerian forces retook Benin City.
South Korea does not recognize North Korea as a separate sovereign state, claiming to be the sole legitimate government of the Korean Peninsula.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn, which has been featured in Scottish heraldry since the 12th century.
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.
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.
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.
Eucla, a small coastal town in Western Australia with fewer than 100 residents, has its own time zone, which is UTC+8:45.
The Savannah-Hilton Head Airport has two graves on its runway; one reads “At rest,” and the other, “Gone home to rest.”
