Geography and Space

Bizarre Fact #251:
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The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined.

Bizarre Fact #252:
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The world's largest democracy is India, with a much larger population than the United States and pretty good turn-out in elections, although it also has lots of election violence. Democracy is the fastest-spreading form of government worldwide.

Bizarre Fact #253:
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There are 3,900 islands in the country Japan, the country of islands.

Bizarre Fact #254:
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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.

Bizarre Fact #255:
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There are more people in New York City (7,895,563) than there are in the states of Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Hawaii, Delaware, and New Mexico combined.

Bizarre Fact #256:
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There are more psycho-analysts per capita in Buenos Aires than any other place in the world.

Bizarre Fact #257:
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There are only three world capitals that begin with the letter "O" in English: Ottawa, Canada; Oslo, Norway; and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Bizarre Fact #258:
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There is a prison in Ossining, New York named "Sing Sing."

Bizarre Fact #259:
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There is a resort town in New Mexico called "Truth or Consequences."

Bizarre Fact #260:
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Toronto’s original name was York, but it had another name long before that. The area near the shores of Lake Ontario was called "the meeting place" by the Ojibway of Southern Ontario. Their word: Toronto.