Did You Know?
Mexico City is sinking at an average rate of 10cm a year, 10 times faster than Venice.
The Trans Canada highway begins in Vancouver (B.C) and ends in St John’s (Newfoundland). It’s 7,821km.
The Vatican City is the world’s smallest independent state and has a population of just 800, it's own anthem and coins!
The shortest scheduled airline flight is from the Scottish island of Westray to its neighbor island, Papa Westray. The flight is 2 minutes!
Every day about 3,000 Euro are thrown into the Trevi Fountain in Rome and collected at night to be given to a charity.
With almost 40 million visitors per year, Italy has the most hotel rooms of any other nation in Europe.
About 10 million people in the world go on a cruise every year. 15% of Americans have been on a cruise ship at least once.
The first European settlers in Australia drank more alcohol per person than any other community in the history of mankind.
The elegant gondola in Venice is made from 280 pieces of eight different types of wood and left side is 24cm bigger than right.
City with the most Rolls Royce’s per capita: Hong Kong.
The Tokyo Zoo, located in Japan, closes down for two months every year to give the animals a little break from the people.
Ten percent of the Russian government’s income comes from the sale of vodka.