Antarctica is the only continent with no native population and no permanent residents except researchers.

Pandas have thick fur to survive in mountainous regions.

Fact #1276 · Geography

There is a town in Norway called Hell — it regularly freezes over in winter.

Fact #3760 · Geography

The Sahara Desert was once home to large lakes and grasslands.

Fact #232 · Geography

The Silk Road connected Asia and Europe for centuries.

Fact #39 · Geography

Antarctica is technically a desert — it receives less precipitation than the Sahara.

Fact #3593 · Geography

The world's deepest lake is Lake Baikal in Russia, containing 20% of the world's unfrozen fresh water.

Fact #3401 · Geography

The Black Death originated in Central Asia and wiped out roughly half the population of Europe in under a decade.

Fact #3884 · Geography

There are lakes beneath Antarctica’s ice.

Fact #2643 · Geography