World Facts

In the United States, the most common birthday is September 9th.

July 18, 2019 12:26

The Great Vowel shift transformed the pronunciation of the English language.

July 18, 2019 12:22

Most of Canada's tallest buildings are located in Toronto. Learn about the ten tallest buildings in Canada.

July 18, 2019 10:59

Stantec Tower is the tallest building in Edmonton.

July 18, 2019 10:48

The capital city of Texas is Austin.

July 17, 2019 15:53

The capital city of Minnesota is Saint Paul.

July 17, 2019 15:47

Contrary to popular misconception, China does actually hold elections.

July 17, 2019 13:51

There are over 50 species of hummingbirds residing in the country.

July 17, 2019 10:51

At 37 percent gradient, Canton Street in hilly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the world's steepest residential street on record.

July 16, 2019 18:02

Lima is the capital city of Peru.

July 16, 2019 16:53

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.

July 16, 2019 16:44

France has a tricolor flag with blue, white and red vertical bands.

July 16, 2019 16:35

Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina.

July 16, 2019 16:16

There are nine panhandle states in the US.

July 16, 2019 14:12

Lake Lugano is bordered by two countries in Europe: Switzerland and Italy.

July 16, 2019 12:38

Texas is larger by area, but California is larger by population.

July 16, 2019 12:27

San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles are among the top places to live in California.

July 16, 2019 12:19

These ten African-American scientists all made significant waves in their field.

July 16, 2019 11:17

RBG is the nickname of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, one of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court and the second woman to ever be on the court.

July 15, 2019 15:04

Did you know that Scotland has the most red-headed people in the world?

July 15, 2019 12:09