| Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor, that has the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest place names in the world. |
| Melbourne, Australia was originally called "Batmania." |
| Los Angeles' full name means "The Town of Our Lady of Angels of Porciuncula." |
| The base of the Great Pyramid of Egypt is large enough to cover 10 football fields. |
| There is a village in England called `Bitchfield`. |
| The only active diamond mine in the United States is in Arkansas. |
| The city of Chicago has the only post office in the world where you can drive your car through. |
| The Bledowska Desert in Poland is the only true desert in Europe. |
| Maine is the only state in the United States whose name is just one syllable. |
| Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee. |