Interesting and Unbelievable Random Facts about the World
The world’s oldest parliament is in Iceland, established in 930 AD.
The Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean is the only sea without any coasts.
The country of Monaco is smaller than Central Park in New York City.
There are more species of bacteria in one teaspoon of soil than there are people on Earth.
Mount Everest is not the tallest mountain on Earth; that honor goes to Mauna Kea in Hawaii if measured from its base underwater.
The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world’s oxygen.
The original name of Istanbul, Turkey, was Byzantium.
Canada is home to the longest coastline in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest living structure visible from space.
The coldest inhabited place on Earth is Oymyakon in Russia, with average winter temperatures of -58°F (-50°C).
The unicorn is Scotland’s national animal.
Antarctica is the only continent without a time zone.
The world’s oldest living tree is a bristlecone pine in California, estimated to be over 5,000 years old.
The world’s largest sand desert is the Rub’ al Khali in the Arabian Peninsula.
The island of Mauritius has the Earth’s most dense population of giant tortoises.
The African continent is home to the world’s largest desert, the Sahara.
The world’s driest inhabited place is the Atacama Desert in Chile.
There are more pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt.
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The Galápagos Islands in Ecuador inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
The longest place name in the world is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitnatahu, a hill in New Zealand.
Seattle, Washington, receives more rain annually than London, England.
The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze, spanning across 6,300 kilometers.
Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes each year.
The world’s largest snow maze is located in Warren, Vermont, USA.
The North Pole and South Pole are the only places where all time zones converge.
The Louvre in Paris, France, houses more than 35,000 works of art.
The first country to grant women the right to vote was New Zealand in 1893.
The world’s longest bridge is the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, spanning over 102 miles.
Australia is home to the largest population of camels in the world.
There are more than 1,000 languages spoken in Africa.
The world’s highest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela, measuring 979 meters.
The Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world, with an area of only 0.17 square miles.
Norway has the highest number of electric cars per capita.
Madagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island.
The oldest known cave paintings are located in the Chauvet Cave in France, estimated to be over 30,000 years old.
The longest railway tunnel in the world is the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, stretching over 57 kilometers.
The city with the most skyscrapers is Hong Kong, with over 300 towering buildings.
The world’s largest flower, the rafflesia, can grow up to 3 feet in diameter.
San Marino, a microstate within Italy, is the world’s oldest surviving republic.
The highest tides in the world occur in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, reaching up to 16 meters.
Switzerland has the highest chocolate consumption per capita.
Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world, reaching depths of 5,387 feet.
The smallest country in the world by size is Vatican City, but the smallest by land population is Nauru.
The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds. Canary means dog in Latin.
The city of Tokyo, Japan has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world.