1) Lightning strikes the Earth about 8 million times a day.

2) The world's largest desert is the Antarctic Desert, covering around 5.5 million square miles.

3) The word "triangle" contains four vowels: I, A, E, and E.

4) The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside of Europe between Spain and Portugal, leading to the colonization of the Americas.