The largest organism on earth is a fungus that occupies some 2,384 acres/965 hectares (nearly 4 square miles) of soil in Oregon’s Blue Mountains.

Because transparency is of prime importance, the cornea is the only part of the body without blood vessels.

Traditionally, a hamlet is a village without a church and a town is not a city until it has a cathedral.

The largest body of fresh water in the world is Lake Superior, which contains about 3 billion US gallons.