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on Jun 4, 2025

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Brussels. The capital of Belgium, Brussels is known as "Little Paris" because of its beautiful buildings and wide boulevards.

Geography Trivia / July 04, 2025

Baikal. Russia's Lake Baikal contains almost one-fifth of the earth's fresh water.

Geography Trivia / July 04, 2025

Kampala. Counting the neighborhoods in the south, Kampala, Uganda is closer to the equator than Libreville, Gabun by a very small amount.

Geography Trivia / July 03, 2025

South Dakota. In 1989, Deadwood, South Dakota became the third place in the USA to legalize gambling after Atlantic City, NJ and Nevada.

Geography Trivia / July 03, 2025

Australia. Construction began on the Sydney Opera House in March 1959.

Geography Trivia / July 02, 2025

Colorado. Cripple Creek was the site of a prosperous gold-mining camp in the 1890's.

Geography Trivia / July 02, 2025

Colonel Nasser. Colonel Nasser announced that he was taking over the Suez Canal, much to the consternation of Britain and France, in 1956.