Places Trivia

  • The world's cleanest air is in Tasmania.
  • The highest temp ever recorded on Earth was 136.4ยบ F at Al'Aziziyah, Libya, in 1922.
  • The town of Tidikelt in the Sahara Desert once went ten years without rainfall.
  • Libya is the only country in the world with a solid, single-colored flag. It's green.
  • The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
  • Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
  • Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
  • Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". In English this means 'The City of Angels'
  • In 1867 the United States paid Russia only $7.2 million (2 cents an acre) for Alaska
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