There are approximately 1300 species of scorpion but only 25 of them are deadly.

The longest place-name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiakitnatahu, a New Zealand hill.

Mount Katahdin in Maine is the first place in the U.S. to get sunlight each morning.

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