What Secrets Is The Great Wall Of China Hiding?

There even used to be a saying that the Wall is so long you can see it from space, and even from the Moon. Silly, gullible humans. You can barely see it from a plane, let alone the Moon! But enough about this, the wall still holds countless secrets on the ground level, or even underground! It’s a truly fascinating and dare I say it magical structure, so let’s find out a few curious facts about the Great Wall of China!

1. The Walls Of Benin >>> The Great Wall of China

The biggest man-made structure on Earth, you say? Well, it’s only technically the longest one whole thing but when talking about walls, nothing beats the Walls of Benin in Nigeria. This series of walls surrounded the ancient city of Benin, the nearest village, the village after that, and so on, there were 500 villages inside the walls. Adding all these walls together, we get the length of 16,000 kilometers (9,900 mi)!

2. The Wall Is Changing the Local Flora

This ginormous stone structure serves as an artificial divider not only of the land but also plant life. The scientists have discovered that plants age genetically different on both sides of the Wall. This of course, is due to the pollination difficulties presented by the structure, in particular, the wind pollination.