Europe’s Most INSANE Facts You’ve Never Heard Of

Think you know Europe? Think again. From countries that don’t exist anymore to borders that make zero sense. In this video, we’re counting down 50 insane facts about Europe that will change how you see the continent forever. From mountains that move to countries smaller than theme parks, get ready to rethink everything you thought you knew about Europe. If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to MapPack so you don’t miss future videos like this one. I post weekly geography deep dives that reveal how geography, nature, power, borders, and history shape the world we live in. Want to learn more? Check out these playlists for similar content: 📌 50 Facts Series: Truths You Won’t Believe – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBlbxf88UDgxfKl8GYfPInj0 📌 INSANE Facts!!! – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBmhl-VA4Qu5Ddvzm5M2ecyV ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 00:00 — Intro 00:26 Fact 50 — Scandinavia’s 10 km “mile” 01:14 Fact 49 — One-letter village names 02:03 Fact 48 — More saunas than cars 02:46 Fact 47 — Europe’s deserts 03:54 Fact 46 — The Global Seed Vault 05:04 Fact 45 — The Uprising 05:57 Fact 44 — Most mountainous country in Europe 06:35 Fact 43 — Greece's ski resorts 07:18 Fact 42 — Europe’s primeval rainforests 08:25 Fact 41 — Temples older than pyramids 09:40 Fact 40 — Live visa-free in... 10:26 Fact 39 — The mosquito-free country 11:01 Fact 38 — Most bombed in WWII (per capita) 11:48 Fact 37 — Belgrade razed 44+ times 12:44 Fact 36 — Countries with most wars 13:38 Fact 35 — The oldest republic 14:17 Fact 34 — Oldest borders in the world 14:56 Fact 33 — BE–NL border 15:47 Fact 32 — Switzerland is NOT peaceful 16:47 Fact 31 — Monaco locals can’t gamble 17:37 Fact 30 — The island almost no one’s visited 18:23 Fact 29 — Country with the most islands on Earth 18:55 Fact 28 — New islands 19:35 Fact 27 — Melting glaciers move this border closer 20:12 Fact 26 — Neutral Moresnet microstate 20:56 Fact 25 — Tax-dodger haven 21:39 Fact 24 — Belgium’s 652 days without a government 22:40 Fact 23 — 200+ European languages 23:19 Fact 22 — Semitic language in Latin script 24:05 Fact 21 — Halloween began in Europe 25:00 Fact 20 — Wine first made in .... NOT Italy or Spain 25:40 Fact 19 — Portugal makes most of the world’s cork 26:24 Fact 18 — Town in a diamond crater 26:55 Fact 17 — Sagrada Família's wonders 27:38 Fact 16 — Spain’s cliff-built town 28:20 Fact 15 — Slovakia’s 6,000+ caves 28:54 Fact 14 — Budapest’s giant thermal cave system 29:28 Fact 13 — Spain’s red river (Río Tinto) 30:00 Fact 12 — World’s oldest restaurant (Madrid) 30:49 Fact 11 — Luxembourg: the only Grand Duchy 31:41 Fact 10 — Andorra’s co-prince 32:16 Fact 9 — Online voting here 32:55 Fact 8 — Estonia’s meteorite craters 33:26 Fact 7 — Vatican City is 1/8 of.... 34:02 Fact 6 — Europe’s toughest trek 34:48 Fact 5 — Scotland’s 47-second flight 35:45 Fact 4 — Ice-age art 36:24 Fact 3 — Europe's name from Greek myth 37:14 Fact 2 — Alsace-Moselle’s unique French laws 37:39 Fact 1 — Campi Flegrei