Hundreds of rare animals and plants thrive on the North Korea-South Korea border. The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is 155 miles of untouched land that separates North and South Korea. In these heavily fortified fences, several endangered animal and plant species thrive. Ecologists identified around 2,900 plant species, 70 mammal species, and 320 bird species in this narrow buffer zone.
100 Mind-Blowing Border Facts
The United States and Canada share the longest border in the world. In total, it spans over 1,538 miles!
The first Apple logo isn’t what you would think. Originally, it featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting beneath a tree, with an apple about to fall on his head. It was designed back in 1976 and featured a phrase around the border that read “Newton…A mind forever voyageing through strange seas of thought…alone”.
Google rents out goats. You read that right; instead of mowing their lawn, Google rents goats to eat the grass at their Mountain View headquarters. A herder will bring 200 goats which are herded by a border collie named Jen.
The UK shares a land border with only one country and that is Ireland.
Independence Village: In 1977, East Sussex, a small community on the Welsh-English border, declared independence from the UK and needed visas for foreigners.