The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be demolished 20 years after its construction in 1889.

The Earth's crust is divided into tectonic plates.

Fact #188 · Geography

The first forests appeared during the Devonian period.

Fact #710 · Geography

The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water and is classified as a lake despite its salt water.

Fact #3759 · Geography

The deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Russia — it reaches a depth of over 5,300 feet.

Fact #3916 · Geography

Antarctica is technically a desert because it receives very little precipitation.

Fact #36 · Geography

Urban populations now exceed rural populations worldwide.

Fact #3091 · Geography

Russia spans 11 time zones and is so wide that the sun is setting in the west as it rises in the east.

Fact #4261 · Geography

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

Fact #2603 · Geography