Interesting Facts - Page 4

More Americans died in the Civil War than in all foreign wars combined.

People from Moscow are known as Muscovites.

Believe it or not, Maine is the U.S. state that is geographically closest to Africa.

Angelina Jolie is the daughter of actor Jon Voight.

Alaska’s "Little Diomede" island is just 2.3 miles from Russia’s "Big Diomede" island.

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Level 44

Jul 1, 2018

Maine? Wow! I never would have guessed that!

Level 89

Nov 4, 2018

I'd be more amazed at how hot Angelina Jolie's mom must've been to dilute the Voight in her.

Level 40

Aug 29, 2022

Voight = ew

Level 85

Jan 28, 2020

Another surprising thing is that the northernmost tip of Maine is further south in latitude than Cornwall's Lizard Point, the southernmost point on the British mainland - by more than 150 miles!

Level 45

Jun 11, 2023

i wouldve thought florida was closest to africa

Level 45

Nov 14, 2018

Also known as Yesterday and Tomorrow islands, since the international date line runs between them.

Level 20

May 19, 2020

wowww

Level 67

Jul 22, 2019

#17. Hence why the element is called muscovium.

Level 84

Mar 12, 2021

Actually, it's moscovium.

Level 40

Feb 15, 2020

am i the only one who is surprise by #18?

Level 71

Jun 21, 2020

Probably.

Level 84

Sep 9, 2020

Which state did you think was closest?

Level 63

Jul 28, 2022

I believe most people guess Florida.

Level 65

Jun 17, 2020

Number 16 is a mistake. It probably relies on a figure that counts citizens of the Confederate States of America as American. Confederate soldiers ought not be lumped in with American casualties, as they had to take an oath of loyalty to become full citizens after the war.

Level 60

Jun 28, 2020

The CSA wasn’t a recognized nation. Since it wasn’t considered separate, the casualties on its side count as US casualties.

Level 84

Mar 12, 2021

A civil war is a war between factions of the same nation, not between different nations.

Level 37

Sep 17, 2020

Hey QM, about the Maine thing. What about creating US States to Africa?

Level 81

Nov 5, 2020

big surprise

Level 42

Jan 10, 2021

Number 18 is the easiest fact ever

Level 84

Mar 12, 2021

Yeah, I'm very curious to know what other state people would think is closer. Why wouldn't the easternmost state be the obvious choice?

Level 18

Mar 16, 2021

They just think that Florida is south and Africa is south and use bad common sense to guess that Florida is closer.

Level 28

May 3, 2021

I would have thought Florida if asked... but if I was asked and suspected a trick question... I might have stopped and thought about it, and maybe landed on Maine. I was surprised when I read #18, but it makes sense.

Level 84

Aug 1, 2021

Thank you, WLicky! I would never have come up with Florida myself, but now I can understand why other people would.

Level 43

Apr 21, 2021

Wow! Only 2.3 miles away. That is so cool!

Level 35

Sep 12, 2021

no 18..

wow

Level 30

Apr 25, 2022

Kiribati once skipped a day in 1994, by moving the International Day Line, and skipped January 1, 1995. So, Kiribati is a day ahead of every other one.

Level 49

May 10, 2022

#17 Москвичи…

Level 84

Aug 20, 2023

Regarding #18, I just saw this map: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/346143921356271921/. You might want to add an amendment to #18, or create a whole new Interesting Fact that goes, "A small portion of South Africa is the only part of Africa that is closer to Miami than it is to Boston", or perhaps, "The area around Cape Town is the only part of Africa..."