Discover Palau: 6 Fascinating Fun Facts About This Enchanting Island Paradise

1. Survivor's Longest Challenge

In the famous words of The Police, "Bah-bah-buoy, bah-bah-buoy, you don't have to put on the red light... for almost 12 hours": Survivor: Palau, filmed in the beautiful Koror, Palau from November 1 to December 9, 2004, boasts the longest challenge in American Survivor history with the unforgettable bah-bah-buoy challenge that had contestants holding on to their dear buoys for nearly half a day.
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2. Coral's Blind Dates

Palau, where coral prefers to go on blind dates: Boasting over 500 species, this coral capital is both a melting pot of marine matchmaking and a biodiversity beacon. But alas, the challenges posed by global warming and other stressors may soon turn these thriving reef romances into tear-jerking tragedies without adequate conservation efforts.
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3. Palau-casso's Underwater Art

If Nemo went to art school, he'd definitely major in Palau-casso: This underwater utopia boasts over 1,500 fish species and 700 coral species, and Ngameli Island's coral gardens are considered some of the most exquisite globally, making Palau the most biologically diverse coral reef in the world.
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4. Allergic to Bloody Nose Ridge

When Bloody Nose Ridge isn't just your uncle's allergy issue: Palau's infamous ridge got its name from the arduous Battle of Peleliu in WWII, where U.S. Marines combated scorching heat, rugged terrain, and shackled Japanese soldiers defending their pillboxes and caves, resulting in the loss of 1,236 American lives.
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5. Palau: Aquaman's Inspiration

Who needs Aquaman when you've got Palau: This island nation protects 30% of its near-shore marine environment and 20% of its terrestrial areas through the Palau Protected Areas Network Act, involving local communities in environmental assessment and resource management. In 2014, it was declared a marine sanctuary, after setting precedent with the Shark Haven Act in 2009, and in 2015, the Palau National Congress allocated 457,077 square kilometers of Palau's ocean as a no-take, fully protected marine sanctuary, prohibiting all extractive activities such as fishing and mining.
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6. Ancient Avengers: Stone Monoliths

The next Avengers movie could've used some inspiration from Palau's ancient heavyweights, considering their stony silence and mysterious origin stories: The Badrulchau Stone Monoliths, a collection of over 24 colossal stone columns reaching up to 7 feet tall on Northern Babeldaob, date back to 150 A.D., and remain the most impressive archaeological site in Palau, yet shrouded in legends and local respect.
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