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Pekin in Illinois

February 11, 2023Weirdo

The city of Pekin in Illinois was misnamed due to the misconception that it was located on the opposite side of the world from Beijing, China. In reality, it is situated across from the Indian Ocean.

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France has two islands east of Canada…

December 5, 2022Weirdo

France has two islands east of Canada, just off the coast of Newfoundland called Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Therefore, you can fly from Canada to France in an hour.

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St. Pierre and Miquelon is a territorial collectivity…

March 28, 2021Weirdo

St. Pierre and Miquelon is a territorial collectivity of France only 16 miles from Canada where the locals speak French, use the Euro and have French citizenship.

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The Carribean nation of St. Lucia…

March 8, 2021Weirdo

The Carribean nation of St. Lucia is the only country to be named after a woman. It was named after St. Lucy of Syracuse when French sailors landed on the island on St. Lucy’s day in 1502.

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There’s two islands (Big Diomede…

March 4, 2021Weirdo

There’s two islands (Big Diomede & Little Diomede) in the Bering Strait which are only 2.4 mi (3.8 km) apart but separated by the International Date Line, causing a 21 hour time difference. They were nicknamed Tomorrow Island and Yesterday Island. The big island is Russian and the little island is American.

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New Zealand is not part of of any…

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021Weirdo

New Zealand is not part of of any of the world’s seven recognized continents, and is in fact situated upon the submerged continent of Zealandia.

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In 1921 a Danish geologist discovered…

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021Weirdo

In 1921 a Danish geologist discovered a tiny island on the northern coast of Greenland and named it “Kaffeklubben Island” after an informal academic club held at the Copenhagen Mineralogical Museum. He didn’t know that he had just named the northernmost point of land on Earth after a coffee club.

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There is a fictional island…

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020Weirdo

There is a fictional island in the South Atlantic, off the west coast of Africa called ‘Null Island’. Although it doesn’t exist in reality, it serves as an error trap for map systems. Map enthusiasts have given the island its own history, geography and even flag.

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In 2013, a Polish captain ran his cargo…

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020Weirdo

In 2013, a Polish captain ran his cargo ship aground as he tried to sail from Scotland to Belgium. He plotted a straight line from Scotland to Belgium, forgetting that England was in the way. He had been using an unapproved GPS device to navigate, and the lookout was asleep when the ship crashed.

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Lesotho, officially known as the Kingdom…

July 26, 2020Weirdo

Lesotho, officially known as the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa. It is one of only three independent states completely surrounded by another country.

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