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Hey, just watched the video. I am extremely interested in the map that you used at 8:26 that shows western Canada. Is there a source for that map? Where I can find it?
Thanks! Wish I had your channel when I was homeschooling my granddaughter. Wish I had majored in Geography instead of nursing. But that was over 50 years ago. And when I was in 6th grade I collected pamphlets from Indiana State Parks. As I slip into dementia, I spend more time in the past than the present…it was more fun. Blessings to you and yours
Costa Rican here! Although traffic lights “stop working” at 10pm, you still have to treat them as stop signs. So, if a cop spots you running a traffic light at 3am, you’re getting a ticket.
5:20 Horses in the UK require passports for one reason - in case they end up in the food supply chain. The passport is actually a record of veterinary medicines administered, which means an abattoir can be sure that the animal is not in a withdrawal period meaning it can't be slaughtered for food.
There are more than 3 active volcanoes in Europe: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, recently erupted twice in March and April 2010; Santorini, Greece, the last eruption occurred in 1950, are also active volcanoes.
@@GeographyGeek also at 12:20 you said in 2019 1.2 million people died of snake bites but only 58,000 people die from snake bites a year? wouldnt It be a day or something like that
Costas Rica's traffic lights are set on a timer 24/7 instead of using the presence of an auto to activate a green light. Some of those still exist in the US, which makes it aggravating to wait for a light to turn green at 4 am when there is no other visible car for miles
Bolivian here, and we all are legally permited to vote when turning 18, I have NEVER listened something like that about getting married?? like what?? Hahah
Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the country, joining all mainland capital cities except the national capital of Canberra. At a total length of approximately 14,500 km it is the longest national highway in the world, surpassing the Trans-Siberian Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway.
some additions to the alaska facts, from an alaskan: -When William Seward made the purchase, that 7.2 million dollar price tag came down to just two cents per acre, an extremely low price for such a vast territory. Despite this, the public ridiculed Seward for buying Alaska, seeing it as a worthless frozen wasteland and nicknaming it "Seward's Folly." He would have the proverbial last laugh though, as the gold rush in the 1880s and the oil boom in the 1960s would prove that Alaska was a resource-rich land more than worth the price. -Kobuk National Park, despite being the least-visited national park in the US, has one of Alaska's best kept secrets: sand dunes. That's right, there is a sand dune desert in Kobuk, even though it's above the Arctic Circle!
Italy has 4 active volcanoes, you forgot the other volcano in the Eolian islands named "Volcano" which actually gave the name to volcanoes and as Mitch B said you forgot Iceland which has much more volcanoes
College/university is NOT free in Germany -- granted, it's only like 300€ per term but still... Add to that the outrageous cost of books, horrendously high rent in most cities, the rising cost of living in general and students are actually quite boned in Germany (unless supported by their parents which a lot of us have to rely on). I'm not saying we have it worse than other countries. Just in case people heard the original statement and are now dallying with the idea of studying in Germany.
9:48 Hot Springs National Park is the US's second smallest. The smallest national park is the Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri. It's almost 193 acres (0.8 sq km). It was established as a park in 2018.
9:49; 14:40 The smallest national park is Gateway Arch National Park! It was upgraded to national park status in 2018, thereby succeeding Hot Springs as the smallest national park.
The "most expensive coffee" claim at 1:04 isn't even close to true. Kopi Luwak, made in Indonesia from beans that are eaten and then excreted by the Asian palm civet, starts at $100/lb and can go as high as $500/lb.
The difference is that the price of the coffee in the video was the price per cup, not the price per pound. A pound makes about 30 cups. It looks like the two coffees run pretty close in price. I'm sticking with Maxwell House!
@@FenrizNNN True, but it is an _inter_national highway, the statement at 1:20 said "longest _national_" highway so I don't think the Pan American qualifies.
Australia’s Highway 1 is approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) It seems longer than Canada’s claim to the longest highway, or is there a technicality I’m missing?
That’s why l was reading the comments. The peripheral highway in Australia is longer than the merely transcontinental highway in Canada. I’m Canadian and hate it when Canada gets erroneous praise.
Great video. I enjoy learning these short snips. I've traveled 25 countries throughout my 29yr USAF career: Okinawa, Turkey x4, Dijibouti 3x, Egypt, S.Korea, and more. Thank you for sharing.
There is a factual error at 5:38 in your video. Beerenberg ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerenberg ) is an active volcano, and it is without question located in Europe.
That was an interesting video. As my wife would say a mountain of useless trivia.😀. I lived in Japan and was amazed at the number of vending machines there as well as the different products that you could get from these machines. We bought our eggs from a vending machine and it was not unusual to see one sitting out on the side of the road all by itself. Probably the most amazing thing is none of these machines were vandalized
The amount and variety of vending machines is mind blowing!! You can buy beer in some lol. I saw a vending room that sold vegetables that were more like those little lockers you used to see at airports
wearing clogs is great on vacation because you can easily take them on and off when you go in the house or tent and they dont get wet from rain and mud
@@szfpahow is it not? What defines a continent? Is it the contiguous landmass in that area? If so, the UK is not European. Iceland is and has always been considered culturally European, and straddles both the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Greenland is considered culturally European but on the North American continent, as it is 100% on the NA tectonic plate.
That prison fact make me think Germans even treat you right after trying to escape, never thought someone would think been free is a human instinct, but it’s true!
I love the Bike to create electricity in Brazil! Exercise has been proven to produce mood-elevating hormones, endorphins. Mood-elevating leads t0o less depression. Many alcohol/drug related offenses stem from depressive lifestyles.
7.22 Wellington NZ is the southernmost NATIONAL capital in the world. Hobart is the southernmost capital in the world, being capital of the Australian state of Tasmania.
The Trans Canada Highway is nowhere near the longest national highway. Australia's Highway 1 is close to twice as long. The Trans Siberian Highway is also longer than Canada's
Love this so much. I love the fact about Amerigo Vespucci actually realising America was NOT the East Indies (as Columbus did), hence why the US is named after the Italian explorer, Amerigo (America).
U forgot to mention that the longest highway in the world is also the only eoad that connects all of the Canadian provinces together. A few yrs back a bridge in Ontario collapsed n until it was fixed the only way to get from 1 half of the country to the other was to detour thru the USA. But thx, i would've assumed Russia had some transcontinental highway too n didn't realize we had the longest. "Chile has the lowest divorce rates." Does believing in aliens strength the bonds of marriage "Divorce was only made legal in 2005." Oh that explains it but also means they probably aren't counting countries where it is still illegal. Largest KNOWN cave system in the world. We defs haven't found every single cave n even ones we have found could have vast areas beyond the tiny choke points where our explorations end
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Hey, just watched the video. I am extremely interested in the map that you used at 8:26 that shows western Canada. Is there a source for that map? Where I can find it?
Holy cow!
Thanks! Wish I had your channel when I was homeschooling my granddaughter. Wish I had majored in Geography instead of nursing. But that was over 50 years ago. And when I was in 6th grade I collected pamphlets from Indiana State Parks. As I slip into dementia, I spend more time in the past than the present…it was more fun. Blessings to you and yours
This comment really means a lot! Geography is a lot of fun. I do the same now with National Park pamphlets. I wish you the best.
You absolutley earned that right Sharon!
You are a legend ma'am
Costa Rican here!
Although traffic lights “stop working” at 10pm, you still have to treat them as stop signs. So, if a cop spots you running a traffic light at 3am, you’re getting a ticket.
Most RUclips channels like these spout bs, purely to get comments and views! 🤑👌🏻
The traffic lights have stopped, why do you still have to watch them?
5:20 Horses in the UK require passports for one reason - in case they end up in the food supply chain. The passport is actually a record of veterinary medicines administered, which means an abattoir can be sure that the animal is not in a withdrawal period meaning it can't be slaughtered for food.
Honestly, you should do a series where you state just 5 minutes of random facts about each country
There are more than 3 active volcanoes in Europe: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, recently erupted twice in March and April 2010; Santorini, Greece, the last eruption occurred in 1950, are also active volcanoes.
200 tons of milk each year? You mean 200 million tons right? 200 tons sounds awfully low haha
2000 tons is the production of one Dutch dairy farm...
So it has to be 200 million tons. www.atlasbig.com/nl/landen-door-melkproductie
Whoops lol
@@GeographyGeek also at 12:20 you said in 2019 1.2 million people died of snake bites but only 58,000 people die from snake bites a year? wouldnt It be a day or something like that
@@Selmarya nah he said between 2000 and 2019
@@GeographyGeek not too bad considering the amount of facts and stats produced in this very interesting video 😊
Costas Rica's traffic lights are set on a timer 24/7 instead of using the presence of an auto to activate a green light.
Some of those still exist in the US, which makes it aggravating to wait for a light to turn green at 4 am when there is no other visible car for miles
Mackinaw island is one of the coolest places you’ll ever visit! It’s like stepping back in time! Zero cars allowed and horses everywhere! So gorgeous.
Bolivian here, and we all are legally permited to vote when turning 18, I have NEVER listened something like that about getting married?? like what?? Hahah
Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the country, joining all mainland capital cities except the national capital of Canberra. At a total length of approximately 14,500 km it is the longest national highway in the world, surpassing the Trans-Siberian Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway.
Iceland is part of Europe
Iceland has 32 active volcanic systems
Meant to say mainland
@@GeographyGeek Well, on that note, you counted Etna, which is on the island of Sicily.
Well, that’s not as bad as teaching your granddaughter that Van Gogh painted “The Scream” IMHO 😮
@@bradfilippone7064 Stromboli is most definitely an island as well.
Potatoes aren't the first plants grown in space. Chile is not the only country with a department dedicated to the study of UFOs.
1:40 hey, my country!, you are right about the tourism week but we don't really call christmas family day, we still say christmas xD
This video had some incredible and obscure facts in it as opposed to copy and pasting other videos. Keep it up!
some additions to the alaska facts, from an alaskan:
-When William Seward made the purchase, that 7.2 million dollar price tag came down to just two cents per acre, an extremely low price for such a vast territory. Despite this, the public ridiculed Seward for buying Alaska, seeing it as a worthless frozen wasteland and nicknaming it "Seward's Folly." He would have the proverbial last laugh though, as the gold rush in the 1880s and the oil boom in the 1960s would prove that Alaska was a resource-rich land more than worth the price.
-Kobuk National Park, despite being the least-visited national park in the US, has one of Alaska's best kept secrets: sand dunes. That's right, there is a sand dune desert in Kobuk, even though it's above the Arctic Circle!
Italy has 4 active volcanoes, you forgot the other volcano in the Eolian islands named "Volcano" which actually gave the name to volcanoes and as Mitch B said you forgot Iceland which has much more volcanoes
Meant to say mainland Europe.
@@GeographyGeek yeah i noticed it, cuz *sad icelandic, portuguese and spanish noises*
Even if you're talking about only mainland europe, there's 2 volcanic fields in Iberian Spain and 1 in germany
@@oliverlohrer3681 active?
In the uk we sometimes call speed bumps "sleeping policeman"
yess same in Serbia but more like "lying policeman" when translated
Nice vid!!👏
Request to add metric measurements in subscript.
Only USA, Libya and Myanmar still use imperial measurements.
They allow you to run red lights at night because thieves sometimes approach cars at night while they are stopped.
This is so nice! It gives good vibes, because the fist video I've seen on your channel was a facts video.
The fist video 😂😂 oooh sounds painful
The longest national highway is in Australia and it 14,500km long.
I love the idea of christmas being renamed family day.
Yes, not everyone is Christian but everyone gets the days off to be with family
College/university is NOT free in Germany -- granted, it's only like 300€ per term but still... Add to that the outrageous cost of books, horrendously high rent in most cities, the rising cost of living in general and students are actually quite boned in Germany (unless supported by their parents which a lot of us have to rely on). I'm not saying we have it worse than other countries. Just in case people heard the original statement and are now dallying with the idea of studying in Germany.
9:48
Hot Springs National Park is the US's second smallest. The smallest national park is the Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri. It's almost 193 acres (0.8 sq km).
It was established as a park in 2018.
The Simpsons was never on before 18h in Australia. Baywatch was 17h30 on Saturday
1:18 as an Aussie I’m disappointed. Our highway number one is the longest national highway in the world - 14,500km
I love this kind of info - the floating US ZIP code is on the JW Westcott on the Detroit River near where I live
I'm so zoned out watching these I don't even realize when the ad starts cus the transition is so seamless
1:15 The longest National Highway in the world is Highway 1 Australia at 14,500 km.
9:49; 14:40 The smallest national park is Gateway Arch National Park! It was upgraded to national park status in 2018, thereby succeeding Hot Springs as the smallest national park.
The Netherlands also has 2 capitals. Amsterdam is the National Capitol housing the Royal Palace, Den Haag (the Hague) is the seat of Government.
I believe that Gateway Arch NP (91 acres) is the smallest Nation Park in the United States.
your coffee fact is wrong. Kopi luwak is the most expensive, it is from Asia and is digested by the Palm Civet.
The "most expensive coffee" claim at 1:04 isn't even close to true. Kopi Luwak, made in Indonesia from beans that are eaten and then excreted by the Asian palm civet, starts at $100/lb and can go as high as $500/lb.
The difference is that the price of the coffee in the video was the price per cup, not the price per pound. A pound makes about 30 cups. It looks like the two coffees run pretty close in price.
I'm sticking with Maxwell House!
Outstanding presentation.
0:10 in Rio de Janeiro too! But between 22h and 06h
I thought the longest national highway would be the Australian highway 1, which does a giant loop around the country?
Pan-American Highway - Total length: 30,000 miles (48,000 km)
Highway 1, Australia - Total length: 9,009 miles (14,500 km)
@@FenrizNNN True, but it is an _inter_national highway, the statement at 1:20 said "longest _national_" highway so I don't think the Pan American qualifies.
Australia’s Highway 1 is approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) It seems longer than Canada’s claim to the longest highway, or is there a technicality I’m missing?
That’s why l was reading the comments. The peripheral highway in Australia is longer than the merely transcontinental highway in Canada. I’m Canadian and hate it when Canada gets erroneous praise.
Great video. I enjoy learning these short snips. I've traveled 25 countries throughout my 29yr USAF career: Okinawa, Turkey x4, Dijibouti 3x, Egypt, S.Korea, and more. Thank you for sharing.
The smallest national park is the Jefferson Memorial Gateway expansion arch in St. Louis.
Tulips are originally from Central Asia, most likely Kazakhstan.
Thanks for the shoutout! :]
Its crazy that both of the first 2 facts of the video about Costa Rica are also true in Puerto Rico, I always thought we were the only ones
I was about to comment the same thing!
"Bolivia has 2 capital cities"
*laughs in South African*
The afghan new year is called 'Nowruz', it is also in Iran. It probably started in Iran
I concur.
There are plenty of horses in the UK without passports. 😂
I had that prisoner bike to energy idea when I was a kid. Very cool to see it’s been done somewhere, seems obvious to me.
Have you seen the Black Mirror episode 15 Million Merits?
Great info about the countries around the world 🌎 thanks 🙏
There is a factual error at 5:38 in your video.
Beerenberg ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerenberg ) is an active volcano, and it is without question located in Europe.
Was meant to say mainland Europe.
@@GeographyGeek then is it not only vesuvius? The rest are on islands also
8:44 There is a Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York.
Nice collection of 'quirky' facts!
Thanks for sparing the EU! 🤪
Keep up the good work!
Great video!
2:02 why do they need to sit on the bike seat?
Please make a geography video about paraguay!! i know its not thai tnteresting but the "chaco" region is a amazing place!
Loved the video. Random facts are so intriguing
That was an interesting video. As my wife would say a mountain of useless trivia.😀. I lived in Japan and was amazed at the number of vending machines there as well as the different products that you could get from these machines. We bought our eggs from a vending machine and it was not unusual to see one sitting out on the side of the road all by itself. Probably the most amazing thing is none of these machines were vandalized
Japan seems like a paradise for introverts like me. 🙂
The amount and variety of vending machines is mind blowing!! You can buy beer in some lol. I saw a vending room that sold vegetables that were more like those little lockers you used to see at airports
Knowledge is not useless you might need some of this one day for what I'm not sure 😂😂 but you might!!!
In Poland 10ish pm to 5ish am only yellow light is blinking and a speed bump is called a drunken policeman 😜
At 0:14 ...In Panama, Speed bumps are called "Policias Muertos"...Dead Policeman...
Another great factual video!
The transitions are peak
wearing clogs is great on vacation because you can easily take them on and off when you go in the house or tent and they dont get wet from rain and mud
5:40 All 3 of Europe's active volvanoes are in Italy... are we maybe forgetting Iceland?
Fun fact, potato is called a peruna in finnish.
Part 2 tomorrow ? Please and thank you.
Rio de Janeiro has a rain forest right in its heart: Floresta da Tijuca.
Thumbs up. This was a very good video
:italy has all Active volcanos in europe. :iceland: ami i a Jocke to you?!
How is Iceland Europe?
@@szfpahow is it not? What defines a continent? Is it the contiguous landmass in that area? If so, the UK is not European.
Iceland is and has always been considered culturally European, and straddles both the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Greenland is considered culturally European but on the North American continent, as it is 100% on the NA tectonic plate.
@@KayJay01 ok
The tulip being imported is an integral part of the story which resulted in its association with the Netherlands.
I went through the native rainforest at the Singapore National Botanic Gardens.
"Let's jump right in" are my favorite words.
Iceland has active volcanoes too and arguably Santorini in Greece is active.
Gateway arch NP is the smallest, hot springs is second
Potatoes aren't roots, they're modified stems, also known as tubers.
3:04 - India is the largest milk producer in the world with nearly 200 tonnes produced every year. What?
My favorite videos you make!
1:03 that is the most expensive coffee in the world?
Are you sure about that?
I thought it was Kopi Luwak from Indonesia
Me sitting here as a fan of history, geography, and different cultures but only thinking about Poop Coffee from Peru
7:12 the same applies in Mexico
That's a broad blanket statement and not fully true.
That prison fact make me think Germans even treat you right after trying to escape, never thought someone would think been free is a human instinct, but it’s true!
15 min of reddit tier geography facts
We're Indonesian, we refer speed bump as Sleeping Cop / "polisi tidur" 😅😂
I love the Bike to create electricity in Brazil! Exercise has been proven to produce mood-elevating hormones, endorphins. Mood-elevating leads t0o less depression. Many alcohol/drug related offenses stem from depressive lifestyles.
7.22 Wellington NZ is the southernmost NATIONAL capital in the world. Hobart is the southernmost capital in the world, being capital of the Australian state of Tasmania.
Anyone else think of that one black mirror episode when he said Brazilian prisoners can bike to create energy and shorten their sentences?? At 2:00
Gateway Arch National park was established in 2018, and is only 192 acres, much smaller than the Arkansas Hot Springs
The Trans Canada Highway is nowhere near the longest national highway. Australia's Highway 1 is close to twice as long. The Trans Siberian Highway is also longer than Canada's
Roman Emperors often adopted men for the same reason that the Japanese did. They needed to control who replaced them.
COP- "Sir you ran over a person"
Person- thought it was a "muerto"
Love this so much. I love the fact about Amerigo Vespucci actually realising America was NOT the East Indies (as Columbus did), hence why the US is named after the Italian explorer, Amerigo (America).
5:40 how about iceland or did u mean only Mainland Europe
Iceland is part of Europe I'd it not? It has a bunch of active volcanoes
I want to go see those caves now!
Working an exercise bike for time off your sentence sounds like some Black mirror shit
As a Maltese person I can confirm to you that all the government funding goes to making university free and not really having good quality education
You forgot about Santorini, Greece. It's an active mega volcano and in europe
"Mega-volcano" isn't a geologic/vulcanologic term, neither is super volcano technically, super volcano is a colloquial term
Iceland have active volcanoes.
U forgot to mention that the longest highway in the world is also the only eoad that connects all of the Canadian provinces together. A few yrs back a bridge in Ontario collapsed n until it was fixed the only way to get from 1 half of the country to the other was to detour thru the USA. But thx, i would've assumed Russia had some transcontinental highway too n didn't realize we had the longest.
"Chile has the lowest divorce rates." Does believing in aliens strength the bonds of marriage "Divorce was only made legal in 2005." Oh that explains it but also means they probably aren't counting countries where it is still illegal.
Largest KNOWN cave system in the world. We defs haven't found every single cave n even ones we have found could have vast areas beyond the tiny choke points where our explorations end
Mate try Highway 1 in Australia. 14,500km