The property where Mount Vernon, the home of first United States President George Washington, sits was first obtained by John Washington, the great grandfather of George, in 1674. When Washington inherited the estate after the death of his elder half brother, Mount Vernon would rise to great prestige to become one of the most treasured [...]
With a population nearing the six million mark, the ancient city of Calcutta figures deeply into the imaginings of the wider world. A city of mystics and saints, artists and throngs of impoverished-Calcutta is a city of great extremes. The following article lists a wide array of facts and trivia about the Indian city of [...]
Spamtown USA is the nickname given to Austin, Minnesota, a town full of spirit and community pride. Austin acquired its name from one of its original settlers, Austin Nichols. This town is home to the Hormel Foods Corporation, the maker of the world’s supply of Spam, as well as a variety of other products.Â
Spam, once [...]
Towns across the United States are well known for one thing or another. Some of these things should be shouted aloud and others should simply be kept quiet. Either way, the choice is yours to make whether you consider the claim to fame that these cities spout so proudly to be virtuous of the title.
Vineland, [...]
Willow Creek, California, has the distinction of being named the “Bigfoot Capital of the World.” Located in Humboldt County, Willow Creek is a mountain community. Additionally, it is located on the Trinity River. Willow Creek is located to the north of San Francisco.
This town has held the name since the 1950s when a logger brought [...]
Washington, Missouri has the distinction of being named the “Corncob Pipe Capital of the World.” The company whose work led to this distinction is the Missouri Meerschaum Company, one of the world’s largest producers of corncob pipes. This town sits in the low hills along the Missouri River. Two famous Americans who have favored corncob [...]
Mauna Loa is the Earth’s largest volcano rising more than thirteen thousand feet above the Pacific Ocean. A fascinating natural wonder, Hawaii’s volcano covers about half the island of Hawaii and is visited by thousands of people each year. The following article offers facts and trivia about this amazing volcano.
The volcano’s name, Mauna Loa, actually [...]
Towns across the United States are known for an eclectic array of reasons. Perhaps it is because of years of experience at a particular aspect of life, maybe it is due to a specialty that no other town has mastered, or quite possibly, it is for no other reason than an unavoidable happenstance of time.
La [...]
Sometimes the founders of a town will give it a name that seems great, but turns out to be just, well, weird. For whatever reason, there are millions of odd town names all over America. Here are some of the weirdest of the weird. Impress your friends (and geography teachers) with your new knowledge.
Chicken, Alaska
Population: [...]
Scotland lost the greatest number of soldiers per head of population in WW1.
The name Scotland derives from the word “Scoti” a Celtic tribe who migrated from Ireland to Scotland in the 5th and 6th Centuries.
John Logie Baird inventor of the television transmitted the first pictures from a room in the Central Hotel in Glasgow.
Hamilton Mausoleum [...]
The west coast state of California is known for a lot more than just earthquakes and here are some facts you probably didn’t know.
1. The proud city of Fresno, California claims to be the ‘Raisin Capitol of the World’.
2. Seventeen million gallons of wine come from California every year.
3. The Greek word ‘Eureka’ (translation: I [...]
People are drawn from near and far to see the majesty that stands proud, the Eiffel Tower is truly a monument. Only two years of construction from 1887-1889 for the Universal Exhibition and the Centennial of the French Revolution, here are some amazing facts about the tower the world has grown to love.
1. The Eiffel [...]
Guam is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is part of an island chain called Micronesia, but it is also an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Just 30 miles long and between 8 and 11 miles wide, it has a population of about 150,000.
The Marianas Trench, the deepest trench in [...]
Did you know that the Capitol Building located in Austin, Texas is the biggest one in the United States?  Made from Texas pink granite, the dome of this building stands even taller than the one in the nation’s Capitol in Washington D.C. Actually it stands a whole seven feet taller.
Texas is the largest state in [...]
The state that we call Michigan was settled just over 10,000 years ago. Sometimes called the Water Wonderland, Michigan has more shoreline than any other state. However, that’s not the only odd thing about Michigan. Check out these facts that are all strange, but true.
* Michigan is nicknamed the “Wolverine State”, but wolverines can not [...]
This Chinese coastal city has its infamous roots in the First Opium War dating to 1812 when China suffered defeat and was forced to open several ports for trade with the outer world. Although Shanghai’s past is steeped in notorious back alleys and nefarious characters plodding kidnappings and the like, Shanghai has come a long [...]
One of the world’s oldest and most mysterious civilizations, China’s vast land and history has mesmerized scholars young and old. The following offerings present a fascinating sampling of China’s rich culture from ancient times to the present.
Historians consider China to be the world’s oldest continuous civilization. Although various dynasties rose and fell, a basic ruling [...]
Beijing, or the northern capital as it has been termed, has been on the historic map for about a half million years when Peking Man once lived in the caves of what is today suburban Beijing. The following text offers a plethora of facts and trivia about one of China’s greatest cities to date.
Some of [...]
Greece is a fascinating country. It has been home to the classic ancient Greek city-states of Athens, Sparta, and Corinth. It has been part of the Eastern Roman Empire, otherwise known as the Byzantium Empire, as well as to the Ottoman Empire. This diverse heritage has left its mark on Greek food, architecture, music, and [...]
All of the towns and cities listed below are actual names of real towns and cities - there is one for each state.
1. Burnt Corn, Alabama
2. Shishmaref, Alaska
3. Cockscomb Butte, Arizona
4. Weiner, Arkansas
5. Hooker, California
6. Bonanza, Colorado
7. Giants Neck, Connecticut
8. Blue Ball, Delaware
9. Two Egg, Florida
10. The Rock, Georgia
11. Hickam Village, Hawaii
12. Hellhole, Idaho
13. Kickapoo, [...]
Towns from corner to corner of the United States have gained notoriety for one thing or another and Waynesboro, Georgia is no different than any other. It has the distinction of being named the “Bird Dog Capital of the World.” The town proudly and prominently displays this fact across the town’s water tower.
Waynesboro gained its [...]
An international city with miles of old-world charm, Budapest lies on the Danube River (Duna as it is called) in the Hungarian interior. Celtic, Roman and Christian ruins help to color Attila the Hun’s ancient stomping grounds. The subsequent text offers facts, trivia and travel information relating to the beautiful city of Budapest.
The Huns conquered [...]
The Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Captain James Cook is the first European to discover the reef.Â
The reef was named by Matthew Flinders in 1802 while her was exploring northern Queensland.
The first people to populate and live in the area of the Great Barrier Reef are ancestors [...]
The largest cave south of the equator is The Archway cave west of Sydney. The cave is 725 feet long, 196 feet wide and almost 100 feet high. It is so vast inside that goldminers used it for an impromptu theatre in the mid 1900s. The local miners build a stage in the cave and [...]
