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.

There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia — all water comes from rainfall, groundwater, or desalination.

There are abandoned cities hidden around the world that were evacuated suddenly.

Norway has a town called Å — the shortest place name in the world.

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.

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

There is more water in Earth's mantle than in all the oceans on the surface.

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