Geography and Space

Bizarre Fact #41:
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Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.

Bizarre Fact #42:
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.

Bizarre Fact #43:
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Of all the countries, Brazil has the most plant species, with over 56,000.

Bizarre Fact #44:
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One percent of Greenland's population lives in one single apartment building, named Blok P.

Bizarre Fact #45:
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Pakistan has the world's largest canal based irrigation system.

Bizarre Fact #46:
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Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935.

Bizarre Fact #47:
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Punta Arenas in Chile is the world’s southernmost city.

Bizarre Fact #48:
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Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China.

Bizarre Fact #49:
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Russia is the world's largest country with an area of 17,075,400 square kilometers.

Bizarre Fact #50:
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Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle.