Germany finally paid off all of its World War 1 debt in 2010

   The top selling item at Wal-Mart before a hurricane is beer. 

  In Singapore, if their parent earns less than $2,500 a month, they can apply to be eligible for Financial Assistance, which waives off their tuition fees, textbooks and gives them $120 in transport credit.

 The number 41 has a great importance among Mexican LGBT since 41 men, some of them cross-dressed, have been arrested during a party in Mexico City in 1901

 740 Park in Manhattan is currently home to the highest number of billionaires in USA.

IKEA products have names because the company’s dyslexic founder has an easier time remembering proper names. Also, those names follow set rules

 Queen of Denmark Queen Margrethe II made illustrations for J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, under a pseudonym when she was still Crown Princess. –

  Dutch Klompen (whole feet wooden clogs) are officially accredited as safety shoes, and are safer than steel-capped boots in many circumstances. 

   Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class. –

 The first Mace for the Parliament of Upper Canada was stolen in the War of 1812 by the Americans, only to be returned in 1934 as a goodwill gesture from President F.D. Roosevelt. – 

   There is a city in Morocco that is painted blue. –

   Many food colorings widely used within the US are being phased out in Europe due to their adverse health effects observed in children. 

  Lady Astor, the first female British MP, was constantly at odds with British PM Winston Churchill. During a debate, she declared that if married to him, she’d have poisoned his tea. Churchill responded ‘Madam, if I was your husband, I would drink it.

   Even when adjusted for inflation, the movie Titanic directed by James Cameroon cost more to make than the original Titanic ship. 

   German pilots used to intentionally rupture their eardrums during WW2 to prevent air pressure issues. Similarly, Bajau people of the Pacific rupture their eardrums to help them in diving and hunting at sea. –

   The only Japanese survivor (Masabumi Hosono) of the Titanic on his return to Japan was branded a coward in Japan for having dishonored himself by not going down with the ship. 

   The Maasai tribe in Africa gave a gift of 14 cows to America after hearing about the 9/11 attacks. 

   Australian speed skater Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, because everyone in front of him crashed, three races in a row. –

  On average a bottle of domestic beer in a supermarket is ~333% more expensive in Australia than in Germany. 

  In 2002, a 4-year-old boy suffering from hearing loss didn’t want to wear a hearing aid because “Super heroes don’t.” To get him to wear his hearing aids, Marvel Comics created a super hero with a hearing aid, “Blue Ear”

  After a large meal, a male lion can sleep for up to 24 hours. –

 The gender neutral term for a niece/nephew is a nibling, just like the gender neutral term for a brother/sister is a sibling. 

  The Queen of England still maintains an official “champion” to fight on her behalf in duels. 

   The United Nations estimates that there are more than 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor

  Allspice is a berry, not a blend of spices.

   Tasmania has an extra day of Easter – Easter Tuesday. It is only celebrated in Tasmania. 

   Cell phones have zero effect on airplane equipment. It is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) that doesn’t want them to be used on airplanes. It is because when you make a call at 10,000 feet, the signal bounces off multiple available cell towers, rather than one at a time. This means too many airline passenger might clog up the networks on the ground, –

  All of the old buildings from Star Wars, such as Obi-Wan’s house, Mos Espa, and Lars Homestead, are still intact and can be visited at Tunisia. 

   There are zero laws against animal cruelty in China, and when some reserves of pigs were fed organically and given the free range, many were upset that pigs bound for slaughter were treated better than some humans. 

 On July 23, 1983, Air Canada’s Flight 143, with 69 people onboard, ran out of fuel at an altitude of 41,000 ft. The pilot managed to glide the plane down safely as he was a very experienced glider pilot. 22,300 pounds of jet fuel had been put in instead of 22,300 kg. –