United States Gates of the Arctic — 9,591 visitors Lake Clark — 14,479 visitors Kobuk Valley — 14,937 visitors Isle Royale — 25,798 visitors American Samoa... Did You Know?
United States Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska is the largest national park in the US, encompassing 13.2 million acres. That means it is the same size as... Did You Know?
United States The New Deal era Civilian Conservation Corps program planted 3 billion trees, laid 1 million miles of roads and trails, stocked over 1 billion... Did You Know?
South America Nearly all bananas consumed in the U.S. come from plantations in Latin America. According to the International Labor Rights Forum, the banana industry has... Did You Know?
Ghana The International Cocoa Initiative, a charity promoting child protection in cocoa-growing regions of the world, describes cocoa farming as the backbone of Ghana’s economy.... Did You Know?
India Indian prime minister Narendra Modi often refers to himself as “Chaiwala” — the term for a tea-seller on the Indian subcontinent. His father sold... Did You Know?
Botswana In June 2019, the High Court in Botswana, southern Africa, overturned what the judge referred to as “discriminatory” laws criminalizing homosexuality. The move came... Did You Know?
Global According to Amnesty International, at least 76 countries, which account for almost half the world’s population, continue to criminalize same-sex relationships. “Six countries (Mauritania,... Did You Know?
Serbia The headline on the Balkan Insight website read: “Brnabic Baby ‘Won’t Help Us’, Serbia’s LGBTI Groups Warn.” It was a remarkable turn of events... Did You Know?
Global The Mun religion practiced by the Lepcha people (who are found in Bhutan, Tibet, Darjeeling and parts of Nepal) is an example of what’s... Did You Know?
Australia Eighty percent of Darwin, Australia’s Greek community are descended from the first Greek settlers there from the island of Kalymnos. Although the migration first... Did You Know?
Global Merchants negotiating the legendary Silk Road between the second century AD and the eighteenth Century weren’t just carrying silks and spices—they traded political, cultural... Did You Know?
