Not What You Would Expect #2

Contrary to what you see on some world maps, Greenland is only 1/15 the size of Africa

Chinese checkers was invented in Germany in 1892 under the name "Stern-Halma"

It began in 1337 and ended in 1453

The 21st century (and the 3rd millennium) began in 2001, while the 2000s began in the year 2000 (and ended in 2009)

It took place on November 7, 1917, but the date was reckoned as October 25 in the Julian calendar (which was officially used in Russia at that time)

This is for two distinct reasons: because the earth is round, and because those 19th-century surveyors laying out state borders made mistakes

The Mississippi River passes through Mississippi, but it starts in Minnesota