15 Reasons Why Malaysia Is More Than You Think

Malaysia comes in two pieces, and its king only keeps the job for five years. A theme park sits inside an old tin mine. You could once walk from the mainland to Borneo. And the ground underneath is richer than most people realize. In this episode we count down 15 facts about Malaysia that sound fake but are true: giant caves carved by rainwater, a mountain scientists think is still rising, the tin that founded Kuala Lumpur, the oil money behind the Petronas Towers, and rubber seeds carried out of Brazil. Along the way we meet the people who made Malaysia what it is: Malay, Chinese, Indian, and Indigenous Malaysians, from Melaka’s Baba Nyonya families to the Kadazan-Dusun guides of Mount Kinabalu. Malaysia’s riches came out of the ground, but its real wealth came in on the tide. Malaysians, which fact did we miss? Tell us in the comments. Substrata Geography explores the world’s most fascinating places and goes beneath the surface to show what truly makes them rich: the land, the people, and the story that connects them. Subscribe for new geographic discoveries. Sources for every fact are listed below. [Add your sources here] #Malaysia #Geography #SoundsFakeButTrue