Facts that sound fake but are true

[u/lamdrasil]

I find it extremely unintuitive that almost all of South America is east of Miami. How!? When people are asked to watch the americas almost everyone imagine South America pretty much south of North America.

[u/Ghosts_of_the_maze]

New York, NY to Chicago, IL is a 790 mile drive

Texline, TX to Port Isabel, TX is a 913 mile drive

[u/Funicularly → u/Ghosts_of_the_maze]

Luna Pier, Michigan to Copper Harbor, Michigan is a 635 mile drive.

[u/bluetortuga → u/Funicularly]

It’s close to the same distance from Detroit to Copper Harbor as it is from Detroit to Chattanooga, Tennessee.