Americans learn in school about the 13 colonies that revolted against Great Britain's rule to form the USA, but these weren't the only British colonies on the US East Coast, and there were plenty of colonies of other European powers, too. So, what were these forgotten colonies? Let's Explore!

The lone star #flag of #texas is probably the most iconic of any US state, but if you look at the flags on your emoji keyboard, Texas’s isn’t there. The good news is there actually is a Texas flag emoji, but it only shows up on WhatsApp. What’s going on here? Let’s explore!

What's the most average country in the world? Find out how we decide which national statistics are most relevant, and how we can effectively use the mathematics of averages to determine once and for all which countries are most (and least) average. Let's explore!
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Where does Australia end? As a island continent it seems like the answer should be simple, but it's a bit complex. The hard part is, which neighboring islands are part of the Australian continent? In terms of geology and biology🧪, Australia could even extend halfway into Indonesia! Let's explore!

There are lakes in space! Now, Earth is the only place we know currently has lakes of liquid water on its surface, but there are numerous lakes of more exotic liquids, underground lakes, frozen lakes, and dried up lake beds on other worlds we can dive into. Figuratively, that is. Let's Explore! 🧪🔭

Which is the only #planet that never needs to have a #leapyear? A lot of #astronomy goes into leap years on Earth, but the rest of the solar system might be even crazier! Find out more in my latest short video 🧪🔭: youtube.com/shorts/-ZKHF...

WW1 & WW2 were the most devastating wars of the 20th century, but they aren't the only two wars in history to have spread across the world. There were at least 7 world-spanning wars from the 1600s through the 1800s - which you can about in my new video. Let's explore! youtu.be/a-OMck8GrG0

Kiribati was the first place on Earth to see the New Year in 2024; the uninhabited US territories of Baker and Howland Islands will be the last. Did you know the USA secretly set up bases on these islands before WW2? Find out how and why in my short video below! www.youtube.com/shorts/xb-Sh...

Hello Bluesky! While we're used to sunny blue midday skies here on Earth thanks to Rayleigh scattering, Mars's thin, dusty atmosphere is instead dominated by Mie scattering, so skies are red at noon and blue at sunrise and sunset! Pic by NASA's Spirit rover in 2005