World Facts

Bessie Coleman was the world's first female African-American pilot as well as the world's first Native American pilot.

January 10, 2019 12:13

The Xhosa language is one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

January 10, 2019 11:38

There are only three countries in the world with coastlines on both the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans. These countries are South Africa, Egypt, and Israel.

January 10, 2019 11:19

New Zealand is part of the Commonwealth.

January 9, 2019 17:33

The Philippines has maritime borders with China, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Palau.

January 9, 2019 16:13

Qatar has the highest pollution per capita of any other country.

January 9, 2019 16:05

Iceland is one of the few countries that has no mosquitoes.

January 9, 2019 15:37

Madagascar is the largest island in the Indian Ocean and the fourth largest in the world.

January 9, 2019 15:20

The United States is home to the headquarters of the LDS Church and over 41% of the Mormon population.

January 9, 2019 15:15

The most expensive schools in the world are concentrated in Switzerland.

January 9, 2019 15:10

A gateway city is a city that serves an economic anchor of its surrounding areas and regions.

January 9, 2019 14:44

Missouri and Tennessee are the only two states that share boundaries with a record eight states.

January 9, 2019 13:00

Ball lightning is a rare phenomenon involving atmospheric electricity.

January 9, 2019 12:43

There are about 4,810 species known species of frogs.

January 8, 2019 17:34

Evidence shows that a grizzly bear can have top speeds of up to 35 miles per hour quite comfortably.

January 8, 2019 17:10

At least 24 country names contain eight letters of the alphabet.

January 8, 2019 16:26

Terrible fires have been responsible for large losses of life in American history.

January 8, 2019 16:11

A compilation of World Atlas' top articles of 2018.

January 8, 2019 16:04

Niger discloses only 3% of the total number of deaths to the UN Population Division.

January 8, 2019 15:34

Pigeon milk, also known as crop milk, is a secretion that is regurgitated to young birds.

January 8, 2019 15:19