SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT THE WORLD
The yo-yo was originally used as a weapon in the Philippines.
In Bulgaria, nodding the head means “no,” and shaking the head means “yes.”
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Canada’s national sport is Lacrosse, not hockey.
Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.
Hong Kong has the most Rolls Royces per capita.
Iceland consumes more Coke than any other nation.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
The Sanskrit word for war means desire for more cows.
The toes of mummies are wrapped individually.
The sale of vodka makes up 10% of the Russian government’s income.
In Japan, 20% of all publications sold are comic books.
The Chinese were the first people to ever use toilet paper.
The famous children's story, Pinocchio , was written by an Italian.
India has a bill of rights for cows.
The Falkland Islands have a human population of around 2,000 but a sheep population of 700,000, making 350 sheep for each person.
Finland has been ranked the least corrupt country for several consecutive years.
France is the most visited country in the world.
There are 160 words for camel in Arabic
Peru has more pyramids than Egypt
Russia has more movie theaters than any other country
There is a city called Rome on every continent
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Two-thirds of the world's kidnappings occur in Colombia.
In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on Sabbath