Geography and Space

Bizarre Fact #271:
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Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yury Dolgoruky.

Bizarre Fact #272:
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Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.

Bizarre Fact #273:
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The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands.

Bizarre Fact #274:
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The deepest point on the Earth's surface is in the Pacific Ocean located in the Marianas trench. This point is called the "Challenger Deep" and is 35,818 feet deep.

Bizarre Fact #275:
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The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.

Bizarre Fact #276:
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The largest volcano known is on Mars: Olympus Mons, 370 miles wide and 79,000 feet high, is almost three times higher than Mount Everest.

Bizarre Fact #277:
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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.