In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet.

From 1967-1976, the town of Tororo located in Uganda had thunder 251 out of the 365 days in a year for those years.

Britain is still paying off debts that predate the Napoleonic wars because it's cheaper to do so than buy back the bonds on which they are based.

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