· It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland
· In 1980, Bhutan was the only country in the world with no telephones
· There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt every year.
· In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
· The longest fence in the world is in Australia and it runs for over 3,436 miles (5,530 km)
· In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 P.M. if you live in an apartment.
· Holland is the lowest country in the world. It is estimated that 40 percent of the land is below sea level.
· Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting
· Netherlands, most densely populated country in the world, followed by Belgium, then Japan
· Perth, Australia, is the most isolated city on the planet..200 miles across impenetrable desert from the next city of any size.
· Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina delos Angeles de Porciuncula". It means the City of Angels.
· India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
· In Thailand, it is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear
· In Israel, picking your nose is illegal.
· In Sweden, while prostitution is legal, it is illegal for anyone to use the services of a prostitute.
· On every continent there is a city called Rome.
· Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with a population of 1,000 and a size of 108.7 acres.
· China has only about 200 family names.
· The country with the most Post offices is India with over 152,792 compared with just over 38,000 in the United States.
· Colombia produces the most emeralds of any country in South America.
· The world's largest gold mine is in Juneau, Alaska
· Namibia, Africa, supplies the most valuable diamonds of the 18 countries in southern Africa rich with diamonds.
· Switzerland attracts the most suicide tourists.
· India has no rabbits in the wild – only hares
· In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
· It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis, Missouri!
· It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas!
· It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain churches in Omaha, Nebraska!
· The state of Florida is bigger than England!
· In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits.
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