Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza. elaborate share
Sri Lanka is home to the highest concentration of elephants in Asia. elaborate share
Brazil is home to the largest waterfall in the world by volume of water, Iguazu Falls. elaborate share
São Tomé and Príncipe is home to the world's largest population of dwarf hippos — though sadly, they're extinct in the wild. elaborate share
Trinidad and Tobago is home to the world's largest pitch lake, a massive natural asphalt deposit. elaborate share
Peru is home to the Nazca Lines, giant geoglyphs etched into the desert that are only fully visible from the air. elaborate share
Slovakia is home to the oldest wooden church in the world, the Church of St. James in Hronsek, dating back to the 13th century. elaborate share
