Greenland Is Bigger Than Africa
Mercator projects, which is the way map makers flatten out maps, inflate the size of land masses away from the equator. So, world regions like Greenland and Antarctica appear larger than they are to countries closer to the equator. But Africa is 11,730,000 square miles and Greenland, which appears bigger on a map is only 836,000 square feet.
New York Is Among the Most Dangerous US Cities
New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are known as the most dangerous cites in the United States. But they aren’t even in the top 5 list of most dangerous cities. The cities with the most violent crimes are Saint Louis, Missouri, Detroit, Michigan, and Baltimore, Maryland.
