You’re gonna say, “I didn’t know that!” at least 5 times. Really neat stuff here.
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(Alaska) More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.
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(Chicago) Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
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(Detroit) Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.
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(Damascus, Syria) Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
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(Istanbul, Turkey) Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
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(Los Angeles) Los Angeles ‘ full name is: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula– and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
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(New York City) The term ‘The Big Apple’ was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression ‘apple’ for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time – The Big Apple. There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv , Israel.
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(Ohio) There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio, every one is manmade.
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(Pitcairn Island) The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.
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(Rome) The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
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(Siberia) Siberia contains more than 25% of the world’s forests.
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(S.M.O.M.) The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts.
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(Alaska) More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.
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(Chicago) Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
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(Detroit) Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.
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(Damascus, Syria) Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
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(Istanbul, Turkey) Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
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(Los Angeles) Los Angeles ‘ full name is: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula– and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
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(New York City) The term ‘The Big Apple’ was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression ‘apple’ for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time – The Big Apple. There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv , Israel.
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(Ohio) There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio, every one is manmade.
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(Pitcairn Island) The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.
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(Rome) The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
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(Siberia) Siberia contains more than 25% of the world’s forests.
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(S.M.O.M.) The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts.
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