Geography and Space

Bizarre Fact #111:
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Uranus has 27 moons.

Bizarre Fact #112:
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When explorers first arrived in Venezuela, they were reminded of Venice. They named the country "Little Venice", which translated into Spanish is Venezuela.

Bizarre Fact #113:
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When the volcano Krakatoa off the Java islands exploded in 1883, it was so loud that it woke some people up in South Australia.

Bizarre Fact #114:
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You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office.

Bizarre Fact #115:
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According to experts, large caves tend to "breathe"; they inhale and exhale great quantities of air when the barometric pressure on the surface changes, and air rushes in or out seeking equilibrium.

Bizarre Fact #116:
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According to NASA, the U.S. has the world's most violent weather. In a typical year, the U.S. can expect some 10,000 violent thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,000 tornadoes and several hurricanes.

Bizarre Fact #117:
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Adolf Hitler had planned to change the name of Berlin to Germania.

Bizarre Fact #118:
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Alaska is the only state without a state motto.

Bizarre Fact #119:
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Alcorn State University in Lorman is the oldest black land grant college in the world.

Bizarre Fact #120:
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Although people in the majority of countries of the world drive on the right side of roads, there are some fifty nations in which people drive on the left. These include England and many former English colonies such as Australia and New Zealand—but not the U.S. or Canada. There are several non-English countries where people also drive on the left including Japan.