World Facts

Contrary to popular misconception, China does actually hold elections.

July 17, 2019 13:51

There are over 50 species of hummingbirds residing in the country.

July 17, 2019 10:51

At 37 percent gradient, Canton Street in hilly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the world's steepest residential street on record.

July 16, 2019 18:02

Lima is the capital city of Peru.

July 16, 2019 16:53

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.

July 16, 2019 16:44

France has a tricolor flag with blue, white and red vertical bands.

July 16, 2019 16:35

Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina.

July 16, 2019 16:16

There are nine panhandle states in the US.

July 16, 2019 14:12

Lake Lugano is bordered by two countries in Europe: Switzerland and Italy.

July 16, 2019 12:38

Texas is larger by area, but California is larger by population.

July 16, 2019 12:27

San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles are among the top places to live in California.

July 16, 2019 12:19

These ten African-American scientists all made significant waves in their field.

July 16, 2019 11:17

RBG is the nickname of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, one of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court and the second woman to ever be on the court.

July 15, 2019 15:04

Did you know that Scotland has the most red-headed people in the world?

July 15, 2019 12:09

California produces more wine than all of the other US states combined.

July 15, 2019 11:45

Most commercial passenger aircrafts fly at an altitude of around 35,000 ft.

July 12, 2019 12:09

The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States was created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975.

July 11, 2019 17:27

It is difficult to correctly determine the right time zone of Antarctica.

July 11, 2019 17:17

Texas has the most colleges in the US.

July 11, 2019 16:34

The Tartar people are Turkic-speaking people that are mainly found in west-central Russia and other former Soviet Republics.

July 11, 2019 16:27