The Entire Population of Whittier, Alaska Lives in One Building

Take Advantage of the Sunlight

When you live in Alaska, you’ll take your vitamin D where you can get it. When the sun comes out, everyone practically drops what they’re doing to take advantage of it. It’s a rare Alaskan who can make it through winter without the help of vitamin D supplements.

The More You Know

Hippos have the largest mouths of any animal on land.
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.
A relative of the T. rex stood just 3-feet tall.
A Boeing 747 airliner is made of over 6,000,000 separate parts.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.