More people live in Tokyo than in the entire country of Canada.

The city of Venice is built on 118 small islands connected by 400 bridges.

The largest bowling alley in the world is in Japan and has 116 lanes.

The CN Tower in Toronto was once the tallest free-standing structure.

Water covers more than 70% of Earth's surface.

Ancient civilizations often formed near rivers.

Around 90% of the world's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere.

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.

The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye — this is a common myth.