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There are approximately 4000 wild parakeets living in Amsterdam.
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The lowest known temperature on the surface of the Earth occurred on August 10, 2010 when weather satellites measured a temperature of −93.2 °C (−135.8 °F) on the continent of Antarctica. At this temperature, carbon dioxide freezes and becomes dry ice.
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Before 1954, stop signs were yellow.
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Lyrebirds can accurately mimic nearly any sound in their natural environment, including camera shutters, car alarms, and chainsaws.
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Parts of Greenland can be found north, west, east, and south of Iceland.
25 Comments
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Apr 22, 2020
Regarding #437, you won't actually find dry ice on the surface of Antarctica. There isn't enough carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form noticeable quantities.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Apr 22, 2020
Check out this video to hear some really cool lyrebird songs.
ooftownroad
+12
Level 70
Apr 22, 2020
how about this: Asia is home to the country with the lowest average elevation,(Maldives) and the highest elevation, (Bhutan)the lowest elevation,(Dead Sea) and the highest? (Mt. Everest)
wiifly
+1
Level 65
Apr 23, 2020
Oooh Pinned comments! is this new?
BotswanaEmperor
+3
Level 73
Apr 25, 2020
Yep. You can mark your comments "sticky" on your own quizzes (or in QM's case, the Interesting Facts, Interesting Quotes, JetPunk Change Log, and Nominated Quizzes) and then your comment will always be on the top.
tzhg
+1
Level 58
May 10, 2020
It is also home to most of the human population.
wiifly
+3
Level 65
Jul 30, 2020
Asia is also home to the lowest elevation, period. the Mariana Trench.
Pookminstamum
+1
Level 63
Sep 11, 2022
Just ran into that on the geographic features quiz!
Wistful
+2
Level 72
Oct 1, 2024
Isn't the Mariana Trench in Oceania?
roleybob
+2
Level 73
Apr 29, 2020
Lol at Lyre birds' natural environment also being home to cameras, car alarms and chainsaws. Did they evolve in electrical appliance and hardware stores?
AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 78
May 20, 2020
Evolution happens when a useful mutation occurs. Why would mimicing things be a useful mutation?
tom88
+4
Level 77
Jun 10, 2020
to communicate with each other, generally speaking they would mimic the sounds of the other birds in their group that are meant to be signals for things like danger and food etc.

The car alarms and chainsaws are just a result of humans being in their environment.

PrimroseFlorr
+2
Level 26
Jan 31, 2025
"Why would mimicing things be a useful mutation?"

Camouflage much?

lucd13
+1
Level 70
Jun 10, 2020
Which parts of Greenland are South and East of Iceland?
Relox84
+4
Level 69
Jun 19, 2020
The southern tip of Greenland goes slightly further south than Iceland, and same for its easternmost tip. This is easiest to see on a Mercator map.
djeedubbeljoe
+5
Level 67
Jul 25, 2020
So the Mercator map does turn out to be useful for something ;)
PenguinTorpedo
+1
Level 49
Mar 14, 2021
I thought it meant you could start in Iceland go east and end in Greenland (without going the whole way around).

like how New York (state) is nort, south, east, and west of Stamford, Connecticut.

sumguy
+3
Level 87
Aug 9, 2020
I made a quiz based on inspiration from #440. https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/106973/countries-that-are-n-s-e-and-w-of-another-country
SpencerGT
+5
Level 68
Mar 23, 2021
Parts of South Africa can be found north, west, east, and south of Lesotho.
gewehr6628
+1
Level 47
May 20, 2021
ah yes
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Sep 7, 2021
Not very unusual as Lesotho is entirely surrounded by South Africa, you could say the same with the Vatican / Italy or any place that is entirely surrounded.
3NRD
+1
Level 40
Jul 20, 2023
Yes. As sumguy shows, there are many. A truely inspired quiz.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 5, 2021
In Russia, stop signs are small, white, rectangular, and nondescript. Which is an extremely bad design for something that is important to see. Almost the entire rest of the world copies the American red octagons, even though they may use local words or scripts for the lettering, even countries like China and Iran, but I think the Russians want to be contrarian.

Japanese signs are usually an inverted triangle. But they are also red.

eppek
+2
Level 69
Jan 26, 2022
🚻 is the symbol fort oilets.
ooftownroad
+4
Level 70
Feb 13, 2023
where is Fort Oilets located
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