Büsingen is a German town with an area of just 7 62 sq km (2 94 sq miles) and it is entirely surrounded by Switzerland It only has about 1450 inhabitants

In Jordan it is common to refuse additional servings of the meal at least two times while dining but then accept the third time if you actually wish to eat more

Niue a small Polynesian island country in the southwest pacific is the world s first WiFi Nation with free wireless internet access available throughout the entire country

Mackinac Island Michigan has banned vehicles since 1898 Tourists and residents rely mostly on walking biking and horse-buggy-riding to traverse the 18 84 square miles of land

Despite common belief English is not the official language of the United States at a Federal level Only 28 out of the 50 States have made English their official language at different times

The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982

At least four 1 000-foot-plus skyscrapers are set to rise along (or adjacent to) West 57th Street in Manhattan New York over the next few years each of the tall enough to change the city s skyline foreve

Nome Alaska got its name from a spelling mistake It was labeled as ? Name on an old naval chart and the cartographer apparently read it as C Nome Henceforth it forever became Nome on the maps and history book

Singapore is the only country in modern history that gained independence against its will IT was expelled from Malaysia on 7 August 1965 by a unanimous vote of the Parliament of Malaysia due to racial tensions

Ilha de Queimada Grande an island in Brazil is quarantined because it s overflowing with deadly snakes This island off the coast of Sao Paulo Brazil which is nicknamed Snake Island is home to the Golden Lancehead Vipe

The student grant loans are for secondary and tertiary schools in Denmark The universal grants are known as SU or Statens Uddannelsesstotte; state educational support grants All students 18 and older are entitled to a free grant

The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine which goes to a depth of about 3 585 metres It is a 120-year-old underground gold mining operation on the Witwatersrand Basin at Boksburg to the east of Johannesburg The mine employs 2 740 people

Although modern images descriptions of India often show poverty India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century Christopher Columbus was attracted by India s wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered America by mistake

Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­kitanatahu is the M 257;ori name for a hill 305 metres (1 001 ft) high close to Porangahau south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke s Bay New Zealand

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor that has the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest place names in the world