Geography Archives - Page 2 of 7 - Interesting Facts

Bubble tea in Mixue shop in Asia

The biggest fast-food chain in the world doesn’t have any U.S. locations.

There’s only one staffed lighthouse left in the U.S.

One of the only National Historic Landmarks outside the U.S. is in Morocco.

Croissant on plate

Croissants originated in Austria, not France.

The world’s narrowest street is only a foot wide.

The Pacific Ocean was named because Ferdinand Magellan thought it was “pacific,” or peaceful.