Last Letter

The letter "j" was the last to be added to the English alphabet, after splitting off from the letter "i" in the sixteenth century.

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So Many Buffalo

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically correct English sentence.

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Crocs and Gators

The only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators naturally coexist is southern Florida.

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By MathKnight [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The Longest Day

While it takes 225 Earth days for Venus to orbit the sun, it takes 243 Earth days for the planet to spin completely around on its axis. This makes a Venusian day longer than a Venusian year.

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Fire in the Hole

A natural gas fire known as the Door to Hell has been burning continuously in a desert crater since 1971.

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So Many Ways to Win

There are more possible combinations of moves in a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe.

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Highest Low

The lowest point in Colorado is higher than the highest point in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and 16 other U.S. states. 

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"US states mean elevation feet". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.