The first novel ever written is widely considered to be 'The Tale of Genji', written by a Japanese woman around 1000 CE.

The Sahara Desert spans across multiple countries in North Africa.

The Silk Road connected Asia and Europe for centuries.

The ocean contains structures larger than mountain ranges.

The Nile flows northward — it is one of the few major rivers in the world that flows from south to north.

The CIA conducted covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

The Sahara Desert was once much greener than it is today.

The United States fought in the Vietnam War from the 1950s through 1975.

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.