The Weirdest and Most Unfortunate Names of All Time

The More You Know

• The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.
• A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
• Ninety percent of the world’s population lives above the equator.
• People write love letters to trees in Australia via email.