The Yangtze River in China is the longest in Asia and the third longest in the world.

Mount Everest is not the closest point to space — that title goes to Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador due to Earth's equatorial bulge.

New Zealand was one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans, around 1250–1300 CE.

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

Roughly 8 billion people currently live on Earth.

Mongolia is the world's least densely populated country, with about 5 people per square mile.

Russia is so large it spans 11 time zones.

The Sahara Desert was once home to ancient civilizations.

The Nile River delta is fertile farmland.