While we can’t go out and discover the world in person right now, we can still enjoy planning our next trip for when it’s safe to travel. To help fuel your planning, we’ve found 10 fascinating facts from destinations around the world – oddities and unknowns that will inspire your inner explorer.
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00:0010 curious facts from places around the world While we can't go out and discover the world
00:06in person right now, we can still enjoy planning our next trip for when it's safe to travel.
00:13To help fuel your planning, we've found 10 fascinating facts from destinations around
00:19the world.
00:21Oddities and unknowns that will inspire your inner explorer.
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00:26Mongolia has the world's sparsest population.
00:30Mongolia is a vast landlocked country spanning from Russia in the north to China in the south.
00:37It may not be the world's largest country in size, but it can feel that way because
00:43it has the world's lowest population density.
00:47In some regions, it's possible to go days without coming across another person.
00:54And with such varied and dramatic landscapes including mountainous terrains, rolling plateaus,
01:01grasslands, and arid desert steppes, it may just be the escape we're all dreaming about.
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01:12Granada, Spain is known as Europe's capital of caves.
01:17The Sacromont and Guadix Caves in Granada are home to communities that still enjoy the
01:23ancient Spanish cave-dwelling way of life, which dates back to the 15th century.
01:30Nestled in a rocky formation here are 2,000 underground houses discreetly carved into
01:37the stone.
01:39In the past, these caves were where people fled to escape religious and racial persecution.
01:46Today they offer a place where residents continue to live off the land how people used to centuries
01:53before them.
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01:55Oymyakon, Russia is the coldest inhabited place on Earth.
02:00The valley of Oymyakon in Yakutia, or the Pole of Cold, is located in northeast Russia.
02:08Here temperatures can reach −70, which is so cold that even alcohol freezes.
02:15With few modern conveniences available, this seemingly uninhabitable village is home to
02:22500 Siberian people with traditional occupations like reindeer, herding, hunting, and fishing.
02:31Tourism is also becoming popular among those who can brave the harsh conditions.
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02:38China has built a replica of Paris.
02:41Sitting on the outskirts of Hangzhou, China is what locals call Little Paris.
02:48This luxury real estate development is an architectural and engineering feat, complete
02:54with an Eiffel Tower replica.
02:57Though only one-third of the original's size, it's still the second-largest homage after
03:03the one at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in the USA.
03:07There's also an Arc de Triomphe, a Champs-Élysées, a fountain from the Jardin du Luxembourg,
03:15and even close-to-perfect versions of the French capital's boulevards and neoclassical architecture.
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03:24The Bahamas is home to the world's largest underwater sculpture.
03:29Despite the water being crystal clear, there's more than meets the eye in New Providence.
03:35Hidden beneath the ocean's surface is the world's largest underwater sculpture.
03:41Weighing 60 tons and standing 18 feet tall, named Ocean Atlas.
03:48The artist behind it, Jason de Kerz Taylor, creates underwater sculptures that usually
03:55attract colorful sea life back to once-barren seabeds.
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04:01Galashniak, Croatia is the most perfect heart-shaped island.
04:06While there are quite a few heart-shaped islands around the world, Galashniak in Croatia
04:12has been crowned as the most perfect of them all.
04:17It used to be uninhabited, but now work is underway to make it an unforgettable romantic
04:23getaway destination, which will soon host wedding ceremonies and honeymoons.
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04:30Denmark is the cleanest country in the world.
04:34Full of charm, culture, and coffee, Denmark has a lot going for it.
04:40Now it's become one of the world's environmental pioneers, ranked as the cleanest country in
04:47the world by the Environmental Performance Index, EPI, for 2021.
04:55Denmark's forward-thinking environmental attitude is part of everyday life for locals.
05:01First look at the city's state-of-the-art Köppen Hill building.
05:06It's a waste energy plant that turns the city's garbage into heat and power, and also has
05:12a dry ski slope perched on its roof.
05:16Throughout the year, you'll find both families and professionals enjoying the adrenaline
05:21rush down to the bottom.
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05:24A Turkish village still uses bird language in everyday life.
05:30The Turkish village of Cuscoy practices a rare whistling language known as bird language.
05:37Despite its name, this language isn't used to communicate with birds, but rather to villagers
05:44scattered along Cuscoy's steep mountainous terrain.
05:48The messages can be as intricate as human language, and the high-pitched sounds are
05:54a genius way to communicate across long distances.
05:59This centuries-old custom has also landed itself on the UNESCO 2017 list of Intangible
06:06Cultural Heritage, so we may be lucky enough to hear the whistles bounce over the tree
06:13canopy in person someday.
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06:17New York's Central Park ranks as the most filmed location in the world.
06:22Central Park is New Yorkers' refuge from the bustle of Manhattan, which surrounds the park.
06:30Being America's first public park, complete with grassy lawns, monuments, sculptures,
06:37bridges, migratory birds, and a zoo, it provides endless options for savvy location scouts.
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06:47You can walk across Liechtenstein in less than a day.
06:51If exploring a city on a weekend once sounded like an enticing challenge, try walking across
06:58a country in a matter of hours.
07:01The small, but beautiful country of Liechtenstein spans only 15 miles north to south and 2.5
07:08east to west, so, regardless of the direction you hike in, you can cross the country in
07:15a matter of hours.
07:17The only catch is that, being located in the heart of the Alps, you should expect to encounter
07:24some steep inclines along your journey.