26Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is so tall, you can watch two sunsets in one day. You can watch the first one at the ground level, and the second by going to the top by taking an elevator.
27. When the Grand Canyon divided the local squirrel population, they evolved into two different species. Despite being separated only by the Colorado River and remaining extremely similar in appearance, they are now so genetically incompatible that they can no longer interbreed.
28. More people have died climbing Table Mountain in Cape Town than have been killed by Everest. Poor planning, dehydration and even losing concentration while taking selfies are to blame.
29. Indonesia created manta ray sanctuaries upon realizing each manta ray brings lifetime tourism income of $1 million.
30. The Golden Temple in India (which is regarded as the holiest site in Sikhism), runs a free kitchen that feeds more than 100,000 visitors a day regardless of race, class, or religion.
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31Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower still exists today because Choltitz, a German infantry general, refused direct orders from Hitler to destroy it.
32. World’s largest salt pan Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is so flat that water can’t drain out of it when it rain, creating the world’s largest natural mirror. It’s also 5 times better for satellite calibration than the surface of the ocean, due to having an elevation measurement accuracy of 0.8 inches.
33. The Syndey Opera House is considered one of the worst project management failures of our time. It was 10 years late, 14 times over budget, the architect never saw it completed and the project manager never worked on another project in his career. He became a lecturer at Hawaii University.
34. Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) in London is leaning over so much it can now be seen with the naked eye. In 4000 years, it will be at the same angle as the tower in Pisa is now.
35. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is being eaten alive by millions of venomous sea stars known as crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS). Scientists have developed a new robot to hunt and kill these sea stars—a murderous, autonomous underwater vehicle called RangerBot. It kills with a single shot of bile.
