The state of Florida is bigger than England. New York City briefly served as the U.S. capital from 1789 to 1790. The city of Venice, Italy is made up of about 120 small islands. There are more stars in the sky than all of the grains of sand on earth. In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi. In the Mexican Durango desert, there’s a creepy spot called the “”Zone of Silence.”” You can’t pick up clear TV or radio signals, and locals say fireballs sometimes appear in the sky.