Almost 15 Minutes of Geography & Culture Facts 

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200 tons of milk each year? You mean 200 million tons right? 200 tons sounds awfully low haha

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.

Honestly, you should do a series where you state just 5 minutes of random facts about each country

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

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.

Iceland is part of Europe Iceland has 32 active volcanic systems

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

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.

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

Potatoes aren't the first plants grown in space. Chile is not the only country with a department dedicated to the study of UFOs.

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.

your coffee fact is wrong. Kopi luwak is the most expensive, it is from Asia and is digested by the Palm Civet.

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

Nice vid!!👏 Request to add metric measurements in subscript. Only USA, Libya and Myanmar still use imperial measurements.

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.

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!

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

The longest national highway is in Australia and it 14,500km long.

In the uk we sometimes call speed bumps "sleeping policeman"

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.

They allow you to run red lights at night because thieves sometimes approach cars at night while they are stopped.

15 min of reddit tier geography facts

This video had some incredible and obscure facts in it as opposed to copy and pasting other videos. Keep it up!

I love the idea of christmas being renamed family day.

Tulips are originally from Central Asia, most likely Kazakhstan.

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

:italy has all Active volcanos in europe. :iceland: ami i a Jocke to you?!

"Bolivia has 2 capital cities" *laughs in South African*

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?

The Simpsons was never on before 18h in Australia. Baywatch was 17h30 on Saturday

This is so nice! It gives good vibes, because the fist video I've seen on your channel was a facts video.

I believe that Gateway Arch NP (91 acres) is the smallest Nation Park in the United States.

I thought the longest national highway would be the Australian highway 1, which does a giant loop around the country?

Nice collection of 'quirky' facts! Thanks for sparing the EU! 🤪

Investing in art in a down economy sounds like a bad idea for the average person. Luxury goods are often the first to go. I understand there are a TON of rich people and only so much art, but I just can’t see myself investing in art right now (btw I’m a public defender in the US so I don’t make a ton of money.) Treating the art market like a stock market seems like an inherently bad idea. The information. Imbalance is insane. Regular people invest at the suggestion of a broker or whatever, but if there was money to be made in art this way, people would have already done it.

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.

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The afghan new year is called 'Nowruz', it is also in Iran. It probably started in Iran

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.

appreciate the art advertisement, but the common man should be hedging with physical gold and silver.

Working an exercise bike for time off your sentence sounds like some Black mirror shit

The smallest national park is the Jefferson Memorial Gateway expansion arch in St. Louis.

The Netherlands also has 2 capitals. Amsterdam is the National Capitol housing the Royal Palace, Den Haag (the Hague) is the seat of Government.

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.

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 hate the way you seamlessly transition into an ad it reminds me there's still bad people in this world.

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

Simpsons replaced by bay watch 😂

Please make a geography video about paraguay!! i know its not thai tnteresting but the "chaco" region is a amazing place!

Iceland have active volcanoes.

Me sitting here as a fan of history, geography, and different cultures but only thinking about Poop Coffee from Peru

What did you mean about Denmarks flag being square? It isn't square and as far as I can find never has been, it hasn't changed since its inception as far as I can tell. Maybe you are think of Switzerland?

I love this kind of info - the floating US ZIP code is on the JW Westcott on the Detroit River near where I live

In Poland 10ish pm to 5ish am only yellow light is blinking and a speed bump is called a drunken policeman 😜

Simpsons is unsuitable for children but Baywatch is? LOL

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

The transitions are peak

American flag designed by a HS girl in 1958? 😂😂🫣🤡

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!

Roman Emperors often adopted men for the same reason that the Japanese did. They needed to control who replaced them.

Outstanding presentation.

This didn’t age well. Apologies to the super rich who were salivating over buying up all the foreclosures. No war but class war. ✌🏼✊🏼🏴

Part 2 tomorrow ? Please and thank you.

0:10 in Rio de Janeiro too! But between 22h and 06h

Fun fact, potato is called a peruna in finnish.

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

There are plenty of horses in the UK without passports. 😂

Gateway arch NP is the smallest, hot springs is second

Political/Historical Vs. Geography is more important imho. Please do that soon. I love my what if/alternative world history but if I do something that Geography makes impossible, please tell me and I'll listen. At least it's not as silly as what if Britain was psysically apart of Europe, not an island. Any history to do with that is ridiculous.

I’m 1689 Friesland gave female landowners the ability to vote in local elections

"for every 3 8hr session they get 1 day off their sentence" seriously? every day of work you get a day off? thats just stupid

200 tons would be the highest milk production ? millions maybe?

In the segment on the new year in Afghanistan the narrator states that spring starts March 21st. That is not exactly true. March 21st is the astronomical start of spring. The meteorological start of spring is March 1st. Neither is the official start of spring as no governmental or scientific body or organization has ever declared that the spring equinox (March 21st) is the official beginning of spring (or the fall equinox is the official beginning of fall, or the solstices are the beginning of summer and winter). The spring equinox is the astronomical beginning of spring. Nothing more, nothing less. It is certainly not the "official" beginning.

I wish you wouldn't put mid roll ad spam in short videos.

Great info about the countries around the world 🌎 thanks 🙏

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.

In Brazil always the people run a red light at night. Cause (un)security problems.

1:15 The longest National Highway in the world is Highway 1 Australia at 14,500 km.

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

1:03 that is the most expensive coffee in the world? Are you sure about that? I thought it was Kopi Luwak from Indonesia

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.

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

I heard Instead of babul fried chicken, Kaboom fried chicken

Everybody in Uganda knows kung-fu that's why !

At 0:14 ...In Panama, Speed bumps are called "Policias Muertos"...Dead Policeman...

Another great factual video!

Great video!

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.

5:40 how about iceland or did u mean only Mainland Europe

Keep up the good work!

Mate try Highway 1 in Australia. 14,500km

200 tons of milk produced in India per year. WOW. Thats what you said. My small farm in Scotland produces 2750 tons of milk per year. I now don't believe anything you say.

i'm german and college is cheap but NOT free

Uruguay just Y!? 😑💀

1:18 as an Aussie I’m disappointed. Our highway number one is the longest national highway in the world - 14,500km

This video did not age well 😂 entering the last quarter of the year and alas! The “prognosticated imminent recession” has yet to materialize itself, meanwhile; Americans and their incessant need to have it all continue to purchase things despite high prices and inflation. Oh to live in a privileged world!

I think in the first one, you confused Costa Rica with Puerto Rico. Puertorican Here, I dont know why we called them “muertos” (deads) .

The idea Simpsons gets removed off television because its not suitable for children to only get replaced by Baywatch says so much about a culture lol

College is actually not entirely free in germany you have to pay a relativily small fee which each university decides themselves but they are not higher than 500€ per semester