Well, here are a few shockers for you: more than half the states reach farther north than the southern tip of Canada; Rome is actually farther north than New York City; Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth, and…get ready for this…the Arctic Ocean is actually a desert as well. And the third world? While it may refer to poor countries today, the third world originally referred to countries that were neutral during the Cold War. Although many of these countries were in South America and Africa, Switzerland and Austria were also third world countries. The world isn’t as simple as you thought it was, is it? Well, get read for some more, because these are 25 Facts And Statistics That Seem Terribly Wrong But Actually Aren’t! Featured Image: Conan via Flickr  

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