True Car Lover Quiz

Sandy Island, a land mass no larger than Manhattan in the Pacific Ocean, was discovered by James Cook in 1876. When a team of Australian scientists went to survey the island in 2012, they found that there was no island at all! They believe that Cook might have spotted a mass of floating volcanic stone and gas.

The world average of twins is 13 twins per 1,000 births. But in Benin, a country in central Africa, that rate is more than doubled with nearly 30 twins per 1,000 births. Though there’s no single reason that causes this spike, genetics, diet, and the height of the mother all play a role.

Honduras is home to the Copán Ruins, also known as the Maya site of Copán. Many consider it one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, having likely functioned as a center of significance for politics, religion, and civil discourse.