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Fun Facts From Around The World

Discover 17 amazing tidbits you probably didn't know about!
Published by admin on 09 Nov 2020 Last Updated on 02 Mar 2022
Timbuktu, Vulcan Point Island, Smokey Mountains' Firefly Show, Maho Beach


1. Timbuktu is a real city in Mali and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

2. In the Philippines, Vulcan Point Island stands out as the island within a lake within an island within a lake within an island. Mind-boggling much?

3. In Tennessee, lucky ballot winners of the annual Smokey Mountains' Firefly Show are treated to a beautiful and surreal firefly light show, an amazing one-of-a-kind experience.

4. Maho Beach on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Marteen is famous for being literally next to the airport runway. Don’t forget those earplugs!
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Uros Islands, Paris Catacombs, Le Morne, Haw Par Villa


5. Uros Floating Islands in Peru’s Lake Titicaca are a community of man-made, inhabited islands built from thick reeds. If they ever have a tiff with a neighbor, they simply cut the ropes and sail away… For real!

6. The Catacombs of Paris was built right under the city of light to hold the remains of 6 million Parisians and is now a major tourist attraction.

7. In Mauritius, there is a spectacular Underwater Waterfall which is actually caused by oceanic sand and silt running down an underwater cliff.

8. Singapore’s Haw Par Villa is a theme park known for its spooky “Ten Courts of Hell” attraction. Halloween all year round!
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Dubai Garden, Rungrado Stadium, Donauinselfest, Grand Prismatic Spring


9. The Dubai Miracle Garden is the largest flower garden in the world with 150 million flowers and counting. Even more amazing; it’s built on a desert!

10. The biggest stadium in the world is the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in North Korea’s Pyongyang. With a seating capacity of 150,000, this stadium has allegedly held live executions. Truly bizarre!

11. Vienna’s annual mega music Donauinselfest is the biggest festival in the world, drawing more than 3 million visitors over a span of 3 days.

12. Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic Spring is famous for its vibrant rainbow colors caused by bacteria and algae. Scientists are still trying to understand and unlock the secrets of these microbes which can provide insights to life in the universe.
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Auroville, Taumata..., Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain, Gunung Api


13. India’s city of Auroville has a unique title of an International Township, a self-governed social experiment involving people from all around the world living and working in peace and harmony together.

14. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is a famous hill in New Zealand with the longest place name in any English-speaking country, and possibly the world.

15. Climate change in 2013 exposed Peru's Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain to the world, its layered beauty formed due to atmospheric conditions and it containing a high content of rare minerals

16. In a remote area of Indonesia’s Banda Sea lies the underwater volcano of Gunung Api, home to hundreds of sea snakes, earning it the local nickname “Medusa’s Head”.
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Golden Gate Moon

17. And to round up, high in the night sky is that small glow of light we call the moon. But it’s not exactly small; the moon is actually a quarter of Earth’s size. Pretty big for a natural satellite!

Will add more amazing facts when we find them so stay tuned! 

Enjoyed this article? See more here:
> Your Ultimate Worldwide Travel Guide
> Your Ultimate Events & Festivals Guide
> Cool & Unique Activities from Around the World

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