Alaska sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most seismically active area in the world. There are an estimated 4,000 earthquakes each year in Alaska, more than all other 49 states combined.
Panels of pure copper make up the skin of the Statue of Liberty. The copper turned green over time due to oxidation.
Baleen whales don't have ears, they hear through the vibrations picked up by the bones in their skull.
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The Great Barrier Reef was discovered by captain James Cook, when his ship crashed into it. It took 7 weeks to repair his badly damaged ship.
Unlike AM and FM radio, shortwave radio stations can be heard thousands of miles away, even around the world under the right conditions. The most powerful stations may use up to 500,000 watts to broadcast their signal around the world.
Living more than 4500 years, the Bristlecone pine tree is the longest living tree on Earth. Scientists have used their rings to reconstruct climate data going back to the year 9,000 B.C.
The Imperial penguin in Antarctica breed in the harshest weather conditions on earth, enduring four months of -94 °Fahrenheit and 90 mile and hour winds.
The first ship to send out an SOS signal is the Cunard liner Slavonia, having sent the signal on June 10th, 1909. It is a myth that the RMS Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS distress signal.
A city the size of New York consumes 1 billion U.S. gallons of water per day; enough to fill 1,480 Olympic sized swimming pools.
Australia is the smallest, and also the lowest continent on Earth. About 75% of it's land is unable to produce any kind of crop.
The biggest pillow fight ever recorded involved 3800 people and tens of thousands of pillows. It took place in Chicago at the 2013 Dada Life concert.
The state flag of Alaska was designed by a 13 year old boy named Benny Benson. His design was one of 700 submitted in a contest for the best flag.
Cloud leopards have spots on their fur that look like clouds.
Antarctica is the biggest desert on Earth. A desert is an area which receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of rain per year, regardless of temperature.
The highest permanent settlement in the world is the city of La Rinconada, Peru located at 16,700 ft (5100 m) above sea level. It's inhabited by 50,000 brave souls who illegally mine the mountain for gold.
Water is the most dense at 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 Fahrenheit); one liter at this temperature weighs almost exactly one Kilogram.
