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The English translation of the Spanish word 'Palo Alto' is 'Tall Tree'. The Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area is littered with redwood trees called El Palo Alto. Perhaps it is this tree that inspired the people who named Palo Alto neighborhood to call it so. Even so, there are a number of some very interesting...

I am sure like me you are wondering what Terra Cotta Warriors are. Actually, before now, the only 'Terra Cotta' I knew is the one used to roof American homes. Luckily for you, I have done a little research about them and you will not have as hard a time figuring what they are. For one, Terra Cotta Warriors are a...

Toronto is the seat of government for the Ontario Province of Canada. It situated on the shores of Lake Ontario on southern Ontario. The city was established in the late 18th century when the British Crow purchased a land from there from the Mississaugas of the New Credit and established a town there. The settlement would later grow into the...

Chicago is the third largest city in the US after New York and Los Angeles. It has a population of 2.7 million and its metropolis a population of 9.5 million people. It has over the years contributed immensely to visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, and house music. Just to know a...

Situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbor and close to the Sydney Harbor Bridge is Australia's premiere performing arts facility called the Sydney Opera House. It is just a walking distance from Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens. It is strategically perched between Sydney and Farm Coves. Below are a few interesting facts about this events venue. 1....

The Amazon Basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 square kilometers, 5,500,000 square kilometers of which is covered by the moist, broad-leafed rainforest popularly known as The Amazon Forest or The Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle. Below are a few facts about the forest. 1. The forest traverses the borders of 9 states including; Brazil with 60% of the rainforest, followed...

Iguazu Falls, also Cataratas do Iguaçu in Portuguese and Cataratas Del Iguazú in Spanish are waterfalls that straddle between the Brazilian State of Paraná and Province of Misiones in Argentina along the River Iguazu. It divides the river into upper and lower Iguazu. Below are some interesting things you need to know about the waterfalls.1. There is a legend to...

One of the most significant Mughal Empire architectural marvels still stands in all its beauty and finesse in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Taj Mahal is a white marble built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. In Arabic, the Taj Mahal is known as "crown of palaces". It is said to be the...

Have you heard of religions sharing shrines? Never? Well, it happened once in Cambodia. Angkor Wat was first a Hindu religion temple and then later it was turned into a Buddhist temple. It is located in Cambodia and was first built by Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire. It...

Officially known as Archipiélago de Colón, the Galapagos Islands are a series of volcanic islands that straddle either side of Equator about 926 kilometers (575 miles) west of Mainland Ecuador. They are part of Ecuadorian province and form a national park, and a biological marine reserve. They have a population of 25,000 people and speak Spanish. Below are a few...