Mount Everest grows slightly each year due to tectonic activity.

Mount Everest is not the closest point to space — due to Earth's equatorial bulge, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually closest to the stars.

The Earth's continents were once joined in a supercontinent called Pangaea.

Greenland is the world's largest island.

Greenland is the world's largest island — Australia is considered a continent.

The Eiffel Tower can grow over six inches taller in summer.

The Earth's crust is thinner beneath oceans.

The Andes mountains were formed by tectonic activity.

The Nile River delta is fertile farmland.