Dan's Geography Tips

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Easter Island was first encountered and named by European explorers on Easter of 1722. Only 12 times since has the anniversary of that day fallen on Easter, with the next being April 5th, 2026.

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Antipodes are direct opposite locations on the globe. The Pitcairn Islands' antipode is The Persian Gulf... and Iran, Iran so far away.

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Kuwaited long enough and I arable to give you another geo tip. 0.6% #LAND

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Burkina Faso's name comes from a combination of the Mossi and Dioula languages and means "the land of honest people". #BURKINDAFASONATING

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Canaries. Birds named after islands, which were named after dogs, which might have actually been seals. #JUSTETYMOLOGYTHINGS

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Canada produces more than 80% of the world's maple syrup. #CANADUH

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When traveling between Cote D'Ivoire and Benin you're Ghana have Togo through two other countries.

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If Luxembourgers speak Luxembourgish, what do Liechtensteiners speak? Unfortunately just German. #LANGUAGELETDOWNS

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Chicago 1915 - Wallace Rice was asked to make rules for a flag design competition. 1,000+ entries later Wallace Rice won the competition.

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Singapore ranks 3rd in the world in GDP per capita. #SINGANOTSOPORE

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Tiajuana hear a joke about sister cities? Actually I don't feel like it any mowry, I'll have to La Paz. Maybe tell it tamera. #SISTERSISTER

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To be a sea, or not to be a sea? That is not the question in the Dead Sea's case, because its a lake. #LAKESPEARE

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There is a city inside London called The City of London. #LONDONCEPTION

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Greenland is the only Nordic country that does not use a Nordic Cross on their flag. #NONORDICCROSS

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Although a enclave inside South Africa, Lesotho has its own culture, where the Basotho people speak Sesotho. #LESOTHOTHO

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Split, Croatia is the the largest city in Dalmatia. Dalmatia itself is split between Croatia and a very small section in Montenegro.

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You might think there's no way from Norway directly to Russia, but they do share a 120 mile border above Finland. #YESWAY

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There are only four Great Lakes, Michigan-Huron is one lake. Something is rotten in the state of Limnology. #LAKESPEARE

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New Zealand thinks its so cool, lets give the original Zeeland the recognition it deserves. #DUTCHPROVINCES