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You cannot see the Great Wall of China from space with the naked eye

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Geography Landmarks & Wonders

The Pacific Ocean is bigger than all of Earth's land combined

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Geography Landmarks & Wonders

Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument on Earth

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Geography Landmarks & Wonders

The Eiffel Tower grows up to 15 cm taller in summer

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Geography Landmarks & Wonders

The Great Pyramid stood as the tallest structure on Earth for nearly 4,000 years

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Victoria Falls is the largest single sheet of falling water on Earth

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4 Jan 2010

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, opens in Dubai

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1 Mar 1872

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

Yellowstone became the world's first national park

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31 Mar 1889

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

The Eiffel Tower was completed

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10 Apr 1858

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

London's Big Ben bell was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry

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13 Dec 1642

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

Abel Tasman became the first European to sight New Zealand

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14 Dec 1911

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

Roald Amundsen's team became the first to reach the South Pole

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5 Apr 1722

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

Jacob Roggeveen sighted Easter Island on Easter Sunday

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6 Apr 1909

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

Robert Peary's expedition claimed to reach the North Pole

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21 Apr 1962

Geography Landmarks & Wonders

The Seattle World's Fair opened, debuting the Space Needle

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