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  • @GeographyGeek
    @GeographyGeek  Рік тому +26

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    • @Bagelnuggetben
      @Bagelnuggetben 10 місяців тому

      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?

    • @bigyin2586
      @bigyin2586 3 місяці тому

      Holy cow!

  • @ebertschaguilar
    @ebertschaguilar Рік тому +76

    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.

    • @GarganoGambino
      @GarganoGambino 2 місяці тому +2

      Most UA-cam channels like these spout bs, purely to get comments and views! 🤑👌🏻

  • @jonvro4022
    @jonvro4022 Рік тому +172

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

  • @gordon1545
    @gordon1545 Рік тому +24

    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.

  • @spinusportugal1086
    @spinusportugal1086 11 місяців тому +10

    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.

  • @mikedobbelaere2552
    @mikedobbelaere2552 Рік тому +456

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

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 Рік тому +1

      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

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  Рік тому +212

      Whoops lol

    • @Selmarya
      @Selmarya Рік тому +12

      ​@@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

    • @calebmcclure6193
      @calebmcclure6193 Рік тому +37

      @@Selmarya nah he said between 2000 and 2019

    • @JusNoBS420
      @JusNoBS420 Рік тому +11

      @@GeographyGeek not too bad considering the amount of facts and stats produced in this very interesting video 😊

  • @TexasTimeLord
    @TexasTimeLord Рік тому +49

    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

  • @sharonbyars3493
    @sharonbyars3493 Рік тому +28

    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

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  Рік тому +11

      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.

    • @GarbagePerson578
      @GarbagePerson578 Рік тому +3

      You absolutley earned that right Sharon!

  • @aaronandreso.gamboa1883
    @aaronandreso.gamboa1883 Рік тому +11

    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

  • @rationallyruby
    @rationallyruby Рік тому +26

    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.

  • @DanDownunda8888
    @DanDownunda8888 8 місяців тому +4

    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.

  • @mitchb4091
    @mitchb4091 Рік тому +37

    Iceland is part of Europe
    Iceland has 32 active volcanic systems

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  Рік тому +15

      Meant to say mainland

    • @bradfilippone7064
      @bradfilippone7064 Рік тому +3

      @@GeographyGeek Well, on that note, you counted Etna, which is on the island of Sicily.

    • @sharonbyars3493
      @sharonbyars3493 Рік тому

      Well, that’s not as bad as teaching your granddaughter that Van Gogh painted “The Scream” IMHO 😮

    • @stevedietrich8936
      @stevedietrich8936 Рік тому

      @@bradfilippone7064 Stromboli is most definitely an island as well.

  • @rexmundi3108
    @rexmundi3108 Рік тому +6

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

  • @DreamsCatcher101
    @DreamsCatcher101 Рік тому +6

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

    • @svaccha_
      @svaccha_ 8 місяців тому +1

      yess same in Serbia but more like "lying policeman" when translated

  • @hj-ct2qi
    @hj-ct2qi Рік тому +7

    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!

  • @gerhardstrydom5249
    @gerhardstrydom5249 Рік тому +8

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

  • @aleadri2003f
    @aleadri2003f Рік тому +4

    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

  • @cjg8763
    @cjg8763 Рік тому +8

    I love the idea of christmas being renamed family day.

    • @victororozco7727
      @victororozco7727 Рік тому +3

      Yes, not everyone is Christian but everyone gets the days off to be with family

  • @TommyTheWalker
    @TommyTheWalker Рік тому +30

    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

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  Рік тому +17

      Meant to say mainland Europe.

    • @geometryjumpfl2784
      @geometryjumpfl2784 Рік тому +5

      @@GeographyGeek yeah i noticed it, cuz *sad icelandic, portuguese and spanish noises*

    • @oliverlohrer3681
      @oliverlohrer3681 10 місяців тому

      Even if you're talking about only mainland europe, there's 2 volcanic fields in Iberian Spain and 1 in germany

    • @marcoklaue
      @marcoklaue 10 місяців тому

      ​@@oliverlohrer3681 active?

  • @ryanandre3998
    @ryanandre3998 Рік тому +6

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

  • @robertfindley921
    @robertfindley921 Рік тому +7

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

  • @naan-oyobizniz3168
    @naan-oyobizniz3168 Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @rtheninja
    @rtheninja Рік тому +14

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

  • @danidejaneiro8378
    @danidejaneiro8378 Рік тому +4

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

  • @AnonymousBosch3158
    @AnonymousBosch3158 Рік тому +10

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

    • @leepaterson3462
      @leepaterson3462 6 місяців тому

      The fist video 😂😂 oooh sounds painful

  • @soodo
    @soodo 22 дні тому

    I'm so zoned out watching these I don't even realize when the ad starts cus the transition is so seamless

  • @mavadelo
    @mavadelo 11 місяців тому +2

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

  • @floridapanhandling3136
    @floridapanhandling3136 Рік тому +9

    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.

  • @Unknowngfyjoh
    @Unknowngfyjoh Рік тому +3

    Tulips are originally from Central Asia, most likely Kazakhstan.

  • @mattkrumm8141
    @mattkrumm8141 Рік тому +5

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

  • @Sam_00209
    @Sam_00209 Рік тому +9

    "What a treasure trove of knowledge! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this video packed with geography and culture facts. It's amazing how diverse and fascinating our world is, and you've done a fantastic job in capturing its essence. As a lifelong learner, I appreciate the effort you put into creating such informative and engaging content. I feel like I've traveled the globe in just 15 minutes! Keep up the excellent work of broadening our horizons and feeding our curiosity. Can't wait for more!"

  • @markparham3759
    @markparham3759 Рік тому +4

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

  • @boxsterman77
    @boxsterman77 10 місяців тому +2

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

  • @jlrthebassplayer
    @jlrthebassplayer Рік тому +2

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

  • @jamysalmeida18
    @jamysalmeida18 Рік тому +1

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

  • @theoramcharan8536
    @theoramcharan8536 Рік тому +3

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

  • @geoffreyeyles4340
    @geoffreyeyles4340 10 місяців тому +3

    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?

    • @michaelandre8925
      @michaelandre8925 10 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @billdebillbill
    @billdebillbill Рік тому +5

    15 min of reddit tier geography facts

  • @GingerJoberton
    @GingerJoberton Рік тому +1

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

  • @christopherx7428
    @christopherx7428 Рік тому +3

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

    • @FenrizNNN
      @FenrizNNN Рік тому

      Pan-American Highway - Total length: 30,000 miles (48,000 km)
      Highway 1, Australia - Total length: 9,009 miles (14,500 km)

    • @christopherx7428
      @christopherx7428 Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @xXDeMortalXx
    @xXDeMortalXx Рік тому +5

    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

    • @cjsi2448
      @cjsi2448 9 місяців тому

      I was about to comment the same thing!

  • @Ethyro
    @Ethyro Рік тому +2

    The transitions are peak

  • @ranacker
    @ranacker 10 місяців тому +1

    Fun fact, potato is called a peruna in finnish.

  • @StLouis-yu9iz
    @StLouis-yu9iz Рік тому

    Thanks for the shoutout! :]

  • @DrageKumanovac
    @DrageKumanovac Рік тому +3

    Keep up the good work!

  • @markabrice
    @markabrice Рік тому +2

    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.

    • @mayorb3366
      @mayorb3366 10 місяців тому +2

      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!

  • @bigmass4024
    @bigmass4024 Рік тому +4

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

  • @find127
    @find127 Рік тому +3

    Great video!

  • @WyomingTraveler
    @WyomingTraveler Рік тому +43

    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

    • @hassanalihusseini1717
      @hassanalihusseini1717 Рік тому +2

      Japan seems like a paradise for introverts like me. 🙂

    • @JusNoBS420
      @JusNoBS420 Рік тому +2

      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

    • @leepaterson3462
      @leepaterson3462 6 місяців тому

      Knowledge is not useless you might need some of this one day for what I'm not sure 😂😂 but you might!!!

  • @bp5276
    @bp5276 Рік тому +2

    Great info about the countries around the world 🌎 thanks 🙏

  • @pooolishhh
    @pooolishhh Рік тому +1

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

  • @smasksson3481
    @smasksson3481 Рік тому +4

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

    • @szfpa
      @szfpa 2 місяці тому

      How is Iceland Europe?

  • @sarge420
    @sarge420 11 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @p0pov13
    @p0pov13 Рік тому +4

    Part 2 tomorrow ? Please and thank you.

  • @golferorb
    @golferorb Рік тому

    My favorite videos you make!

  • @raoulcaliente1030
    @raoulcaliente1030 7 місяців тому +1

    Outstanding presentation.

  • @Cptntasty
    @Cptntasty 11 місяців тому

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

  • @samuelzparkerz
    @samuelzparkerz Рік тому +2

    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.

    • @Pining_for_the_fjords
      @Pining_for_the_fjords 11 місяців тому +1

      Have you seen the Black Mirror episode 15 Million Merits?

  • @rachelhunter8247
    @rachelhunter8247 Рік тому +3

    Another great factual video!

  • @SquishyOfCinder
    @SquishyOfCinder Рік тому +1

    Iceland have active volcanoes.

  • @thisguy555
    @thisguy555 Рік тому +1

    Simpsons replaced by bay watch 😂

  • @dutchman7623
    @dutchman7623 Рік тому +4

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

  • @ericstevendennis3206
    @ericstevendennis3206 Рік тому

    "Let's jump right in" are my favorite words.

  • @sjoerdjuxta
    @sjoerdjuxta 11 місяців тому +1

    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

  • @davidborges2627
    @davidborges2627 Рік тому +1

    Thumbs up. This was a very good video

  • @iStunnerr
    @iStunnerr Рік тому +1

    Gateway arch NP is the smallest, hot springs is second

  • @markanthony1004
    @markanthony1004 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @ulricseiler3899
    @ulricseiler3899 Рік тому +2

    Loved the video. Random facts are so intriguing

  • @Valerie-mz4et
    @Valerie-mz4et Рік тому +1

    I want to go see those caves now!

  • @daniellirette7226
    @daniellirette7226 Рік тому +1

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

  • @AA-be6fw
    @AA-be6fw Рік тому +1

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

  • @dalecooper9942
    @dalecooper9942 5 місяців тому

    Rio de Janeiro has a rain forest right in its heart: Floresta da Tijuca.

  • @Hillers62
    @Hillers62 Рік тому

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

  • @Sicaoisdead
    @Sicaoisdead Рік тому +2

    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).

  • @vegard9908
    @vegard9908 Рік тому +3

    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.

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  Рік тому

      Was meant to say mainland Europe.

    • @Bryzerse
      @Bryzerse Рік тому

      ​@@GeographyGeek then is it not only vesuvius? The rest are on islands also

  • @spraakkanon
    @spraakkanon Місяць тому

    Iceland has active volcanoes too and arguably Santorini in Greece is active.

  • @marshler1111
    @marshler1111 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @franciscomarcano708
    @franciscomarcano708 Рік тому

    Thanks bro

  • @stevelavergne2852
    @stevelavergne2852 Рік тому +1

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

  • @thanosal-titan
    @thanosal-titan Рік тому

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

  • @victororozco7727
    @victororozco7727 Рік тому +1

    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!

  • @PriceyTomato
    @PriceyTomato Рік тому

    COP- "Sir you ran over a person"
    Person- thought it was a "muerto"

  • @Sevenigma777
    @Sevenigma777 4 місяці тому

    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

  • @trublsum01
    @trublsum01 10 місяців тому

    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

  • @soup1029
    @soup1029 8 місяців тому

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

  • @jakegargiulo5101
    @jakegargiulo5101 Рік тому

    Mate try Highway 1 in Australia. 14,500km

  • @gn.punpun
    @gn.punpun Рік тому +1

    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

  • @bigyin2586
    @bigyin2586 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @nicolelala10
    @nicolelala10 11 місяців тому

    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.

  • @luis_zuniga
    @luis_zuniga Рік тому +1

    7:12 the same applies in Mexico

  • @mordejaimelamed8898
    @mordejaimelamed8898 Рік тому

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

  • @rubenheutink1271
    @rubenheutink1271 Рік тому

    Cool video

  • @JoseeMolavi
    @JoseeMolavi Рік тому

    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

  • @T4N7
    @T4N7 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @llabavi367
    @llabavi367 29 днів тому

    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

  • @nunyabiznes33
    @nunyabiznes33 Рік тому +1

    Simpsons is unsuitable for children but Baywatch is? LOL

    • @liberatedentrepreneur149
      @liberatedentrepreneur149 Рік тому

      What's wrong with Baywatch ? Not like kids can't see titties on the beach in real life 🤦🏼

  • @333Alastair
    @333Alastair Рік тому +2

    This was a great sixth grade project

  • @holydoggo4822
    @holydoggo4822 Рік тому

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

  • @dalecooper9942
    @dalecooper9942 5 місяців тому

    I didn't know Suckers was the constitutional capital of Bolivia.

  • @colem631
    @colem631 Місяць тому

    Legos. You can invest in Legos.