These Things You'll Only Find in Dubai

The Largest Indoor Ski Mountain

This artificial ski slope measures in at a total 22,500 meters large. This is by far the largest indoor skiing facility in the world. The mountain peaks at 85 meters high and this facility has the only indoor black diamond route on Earth.

Skyscrapers Are Coming Up

In 1991, Dubai only had one skyscraper. Now, over 400 skyscrapers decorate the vast skyline of downtown Dubai. That number is projected to double in the upcoming 20 years as well.

The More You Know

Yosemite means "those who kill."
A species of squid has been observed to leap from the ocean by using pressurized water jets to achieve flight, going as far as 98 feet!
The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
Singapore plans to build floating burbs.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.