The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California, in 1913.

Antarctica is the windiest continent — wind speeds can exceed 200 mph.

Venice, Italy is built on 118 small islands connected by over 400 bridges and is slowly sinking.

The Great Wall of China stretches over 13,000 miles.

The Caspian Sea is technically the world's largest lake, covering 371,000 square kilometers.

Mount Everest is not the closest point to space — due to Earth's equatorial bulge, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually closest to the stars.

Countries with extremely high tax rates sometimes collect less revenue than countries with moderate tax rates.

Australia is wider than the Moon.

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.