It’s not just a likeness of Darth Vader that adorns the outside of the National Cathedral in Washington DC. It’s indeed a replica of the real thing. The bust of

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9 de Julio Avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina Take care crossing this street because it may take you a long time. The widest avenue in the world is 9 de Julio

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There is an area of land between Egypt and Sudan that nobody wants and has been unclaimed by either nation. The 795 square miles of land in the shape of

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San Alfonso del Mar Resort in Chile, the 2nd largest pool in the world These three pools are so large that you can sail on them, scuba dive in them,

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Devils Tower National Monument located in Wyoming, USA Geographical place names in the United States rarely have one piece of punctuation — the apostrophe. Since 1890, The U.S. Board on Geographic Names,

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Use your superior knowledge and detective skills to figure out if these events are a fact or just a load of fiction. How well will you do? Good Luck! Walt

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Santeri Viinamäki/Wikimedia Baseball is called America’s pastime, but a very different version is played in Finland. It’s called Pesäpallo or “nest ball,” and more popularly known as pesis or Finnish

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Bacon is one of America’s favorite foods, used in about every way imaginable and a staple at the breakfast table. But what about Canadian bacon? Where did it come from,

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If you’re ever in Japan during the winter and happen to see a snowman, it probably would look a bit peculiar to the ones you’re accustomed to if you’re from

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Lightning is one of nature’s most amazing and potentially deadly events. Most lightning lasts for one to two seconds and travels a few miles, but two record-breaking lightning bolts shattered

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Daniel Rubio/Flickr The Gate Tower Building in Osaka, Japan, is a 16-story building that has a unique characteristic unlike other buildings. It has a highway running right through the middle

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