JAMGuides:Discover

Discover is JAMGuides's heading for strange but true trivia about destinations and events.

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Criteria

  • Keep it short and snappy: no more than twenty words, please.
  • [[Link]] any place names.
  • '''Boldface''' the fact of interest.
  • The articles don't need to be perfect, but preference should be given to those with a status of "usable" or higher.
  • The article linked to must contain the fact in question.
  • Relevant images are optional but welcome, ideally once for every three facts. They should be placed above the fact in question, with the following formatting: 
    [[Image:imagename|right|100px|description]]
The interesting fact linked to this image goes here.

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  • Helsinki's Metro (pictured) is the northernmost subway system in the world.
  • The city of Tagaytay is built on the rim of the crater lake of the active Taal volcano.
  • In operation since 1786, White's Ferry in Leesburg, Virginia, is the last working ferry on the Potomac River.

This selection, as presented by Template:Discover, is updated every day automatically by DiscoverBot at 01:00 EDT, at least when the bot works (it isn't working as of March 2009). Please don't edit the template directly. Older entries can be found in the archive.

Last updated on 04 Nov 2008 01:00:09

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  • Lesotho has the highest lowest point of any country in the world (1400m) and is the only country to be entirely above 1000m.
  • The town of 1770 in Australia is named in honour of Captain Cook's landing there that year.
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  • Macau is best known as Asia's largest destination for gambling (pictured) taking in even more revenue than Las Vegas.
  • Due to the great diversity of climates, temperatures and forest types in Costa Rica, there is a wonderful variety of birds, with over 800 species.
  • Santa Fe is the highest and oldest state capital in the United States.
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  • The Caves under Pechersk Lavra monastery (pictured) in Kiev that were dug out by priests who once lived there as hermits are today popular both among pilgrims and tourists.
  • Haridwar in northern India is a center of Hindu religion and the name of the city means "Gateway to God".
  • Museu des coches in Belem near Lisbon hosts the world's largest collection of coaches and royal vehicles.
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  • Mural de la Prehistoria (pictured) in Viñales is perhaps the most bizarre sight on Cuba. It is a cliff painted with snails, dinosaurs, and a family of cavepersons, in garish colors.
  • In South Luangwa National Park in Zambia you can take a night safari.
  • A supernatural creature called "Mothman" was reportedly sighted on several occasions in the 1960's around Point Pleasant in West Virginia. Today there is a Mothman themed museum, research center, statue and festival in the city.
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  • Harissa (pictured) is a very hot spicy chili paste (somtimes milded with carrots or yogurt), served with bread as a starter at almost any meal in Tunisia.
  • Chongqing is claimed to be the place of origin of the Chinese dish hot pot, and the locals are said to be the only ones who are able to stand a real (spicy) one.


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  • The small principality of Andorra is probably the only country in the world ruled by two princes: the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France. (red-link article needs to be created and de-outlined)
  • All the houses in Piódão, Portugal have their doors painted in blue because that's the only ink the village shop had. (de-outline)
  • Devon Island, in Nunavut, Canada, is the largest uninhabited island in the world although it does have a cemetery...thee world's northernmost.
  • The world's largest pool is located at San Alfonso del Mar, Algarrobo. (de-outline)
  • The anchor of Christopher Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, is on display at the Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien in Port-au-Prince. (must verify the anchor and museum were not destroyed in the earthquake—museum is half buried and so it was only moderately damaged per French Wikipedia [1], should wait until it reopens before displaying)
  • The town of Kristinestad, Finland has a road called Kattpiskargränden, which means Cat Spanker Alley.
  • Hebron in Northern Kentucky is home to the Creation Museum, which teaches the Book of Genesis as literal truth. (de-outline)
  • The name of the Japanese town of Shiojiri means "Salt Butt". (destub)
  • Mt. Angel recently built the largest glockenspiel in the United States. Also hosts a Bavarian-style "Oktoberfest" complete with traditional German bands every September (de-outline, wait for September, 2008 dates are Sep.11-14)
  • A street in Lancaster, California was modified for a Honda commercial so that all cars driving over it at 55 miles per hour would hear the William Tell Overture due to grooves cut in the road.
  • Taï National Park, in Cote d'Ivoire, contains the largest tropical rainforest in West Africa. (fact does not appear in any of the mentioned articles, and the Tai article itself is hardly even a stub)

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