In the Philippines, there is an island with a lake, which has an island in it, and that island has its own lake, an in that lake there is a small island.

Japanese senior citizens volunteered to tackle the nuclear crisis at Fukushima so that young people wouldn’t have to subject themselves to radiation.

Erosion at the base of Niagara Falls (USA) undermines the shale cliffs and as a result, the falls have receded approximately 7 miles over the last 10,000 years.

The government of Holland has provided physically disabled citizens with a monthly stipend with which to visit prostitutes in order for them to experience sexual intimacy.

The entire town of Capena, Italy (including children as young as 2 years old) lights up cigarettes each year in honor of St. Anthony’s Day. This tradition is centuries old.

Americans take an average of just ten days per year vacation. In France, the law guarantees everyone five weeks of vacation, and most full-time workers get two full months vacation.

Norway allows any student from anywhere in the world to study at their public universities for free. Students are exempt from tuition fees at state universities and university colleges.

In United Kingdom, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. False, he is allowed to speak, but he may not take part in debates and must maintain his or her non-partisan status.

Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula” and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its original size: “L.A.”

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building looks like an American flag, but is actually the flag that flew over to Dominion of Canada before the Maple Leaf .

The Greater Tokyo Area, host of the 2020 Olympics, is the largest metropolitan area in terms of population (31,714,000). The population density of Tokyo is around 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi).

One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes. Each year, thousands of young Indian women are burned to death because the groom or his family felt the dowry was inadequate.

La Paz, Bolivia has an average annual temperature below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. However, it has never recorded a zero-degree temperature. Same for Stanley, Falkland Islands and Punta Arenas, Chile.

Carrots were originally purple. The Dutch monarch carrot planted seeds together until the carrots grew orange to match their royal color – The House of Orange. Orange carrots were a symbol of prestige.

Every December 25 a town in Peru celebrates “Takanakuy”. Men, women, and children settle grudges with fistfights. Then everyone goes drinking together, ready to start the new year with a clean slate.