PlacesMind-BlowingCanada contains approximately 60% of the world's lakes, with an estimated 2 million lakes scattered across its landscape. It also holds the largest area of intact forest remaining on Earth.45313k
PlacesWeirdOutdatedNew Jersey and Oregon are the only two states where it is illegal to pump your own gas.4412k
ScienceInterestingThe Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does NOT grow branches until it is 75 years old.3021k
TechnologyInterestingAlaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.2643k
ScienceInterestingAll of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.2482k
PlacesMind-BlowingIf Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, only about 30 people would live there.1821k
PlacesMind-BlowingLongest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.1663k
PlacesMind-BlowingThe names of all seven continents end with the same letter they begin with: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.1644k
PlacesInterestingThe name Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, likely derives from Sanskrit and Persian words meaning 'high place,' fitting for a city situated 1,790 meters above sea level in the Hindu Kush mountains.1431k
PlacesInterestingOutdatedIn Bangladesh, $5 will buy a beer or a first-class train ticket for a cross-country trip.1111k
PlacesWeirdThe longest place name in Europe is llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantsiliogogogoch in Wales.1012k
PlacesInterestingOutdatedThe Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!741k