The East India Company at its peak controlled half of world trade and had its own army of 260,000 soldiers.

Urban populations now exceed rural populations worldwide.

Fact #3091 · Geography

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level.

Fact #27 · Geography

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

Fact #232 · Geography

Hawaii is moving toward Japan at about 3 inches per year.

Fact #3752 · Geography

The Andes Mountains stretch along South America's western coast.

Fact #193 · Geography

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

Fact #3760 · Geography

There are lakes beneath Antarctica’s ice.

Fact #2643 · Geography

The ocean contains structures larger than mountain ranges.

Fact #1861 · Geography