Geography

Maine is the Closest U.S. State to Africa

Not Florida. Maine

Washington is the only state named after a President.

Think about it. yep, it's the only one

The longest river in the United States is the Missouri River.

At around 2,340 miles in length, it is slightly longer than the Mississippi River, which is about 2,320 miles long.

There are roughly 6,500 spoken languages in the world today; 1,500 in Africa alone. That being said, about 2,000 of the worlds languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers.

The most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chinese, which is spoken by about 1. 2 Billion people

26% of the worlds land area is covered in Grass.

Estimates of the proportion range between 20% and 40%, depending on the definition; but the figure most agreed upon is 26%, or 34. 85 million km2

The coldest temperature ever recorded on planet earth was -128.6 ⁰F, made at Vostok Station, Antarctica on July 21, 1983.

The tallest living tree stands at an unbelievable 329.3 feet.

Discovered on August 25, 2006, it is known simply as "Hyperion". Its exact location is a secret, but it is located in a remote part of the Redwood National Park

Russia is Bigger than Pluto.

Russia has a surface area of 17 Million Square Kilometers, while Pluto has a surface area of only 16. 6 million

The hottest temperature ever recorded on planet earth was 134⁰ F, made in Death Valley, California on July 10, 1913.

The former record, a measurement made in El Azizia, Libya, was determined to be made in error by inexperienced observers and therefore unconfirmed and disqualified.

The "highest" mountain and the mountain furthest from the earths center are not the same mountain...

Everyone knows that Mt. Everest is the "highest" mountain in the world

There is a village on the Isle of Anglesey, UK named Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch.

This is the longest, officially recognized, village name in the world and the third longest geographical name in the world. When translated to from Welsh to English we literally get the followin...

The smallest country in the world, with an area of .17 square miles, is The Vatican. It could actually fit inside Central park in New York City with plenty of room to spare.

The Vatican is located in the center of Rome, Italy. It is the center of the Catholic Church and home to the biggest church in the world, St

Have you ever heard that Michigan has a lot of coast line? If so, you must have smart friends (or at least the type that enjoy an obscure fact from time to time).

Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline in the United States and the second longest overall coast line in the United States; only Alaska has more. Way to go Michigan

Mongolia is the least densely populated independent country in the world. In an area roughly the size of Quebec or Iran, there are 2.6 million people.

Mongolia has 1. 7 people per square Kilometer

Though Minnesota is known as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, they actually have 11,842 lakes. Furthermore, they have 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for 69,000 miles.

Though these two facts are astounding, Wisconsin has 15,074 lakes and more than 12,600 natural rivers and streams. Take that Minnesota