Miscellaneous Factoids (Part 10)

1. Did you know the most famous long name for a town is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales, which is 58 letters long and is the longest in Europe ?

2. Did you the longest official place name (not a town or city) is a hill in New Zealand called Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu ?

3. Did you know corn smut (a fungal disease caused by the fungus Ustilago maydis, which infects corn plants and causes large, tumor-like galls to form on the ears, stalks, and leaves) is edible and is considered a delicacy in Mexico, where it is known as huitlacoche ?(It has a sweet, earthy flavor and can be prepared in various ways, such as in quesadillas, soups, or stuffed into other foods.)

4. Did you know there are over 41,000 ZIP codes in the U.S., with exact numbers varying slightly by source and date ?(Some sources, like Simplemaps.com, report approximately 41,552 as of June 2025, while Wikipedia notes 41,557 as of October 2025.)

5. Did you know as of October 2019, there were approximately 876,445 active postal codes in Canada ? (A postal code specifies a geographical area for mail sorting and delivery and is more granular than a US ZIP code, often identifying a specific street side or even a single building.)