The United States Senate and House of Representatives form Congress.

Australia is wider than the Moon — Australia is about 4,000 km across, the Moon's diameter is 3,474 km.

Fact #3587 · Geography

Countries with extremely high tax rates sometimes collect less revenue than countries with moderate tax rates.

Fact #2603 · Geography

Russia spans 11 time zones and is so wide that the sun is setting in the west as it rises in the east.

Fact #4261 · Geography

The Sahara Desert is larger than most countries.

Fact #259 · Geography

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is one of the longest railway tunnels in the world.

Fact #1533 · Geography

The Earth's crust is thinner beneath oceans.

Fact #127 · Geography

The Earth is about 4.5 billion years old.

Fact #172 · Geography

Fossils have been found on every continent, including Antarctica.

Fact #712 · Geography