AMERICAN AIRLINES saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class
KLM is the worlds’ oldest airline established in 1919
Cholulu de Rivadahia in Mexico is the largest pyramid in the world (177 feet tall and covers 25 acres)
The most densely populated country is The Netherlands followed by Belgium, then Japan
The country with the most number of islands is Finland
The country that is the largest producer of cork is Portugal
In 2000 6,315,324 people visited La Tour Eiffel
Japanese tourists spend the most money per capita in foreign lands
Chinese are the largest ethnic minority in Vietnam
Paramount, a California town, was named after the major movie studio
Africa is the continent that has the most countries represented in the U.N.
The Mediterranean sea gets it’s name from the Latin phrase meaning “sea in the middle of land”
Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grew up: 1 in 2
People began surfing in Hawaii before Columbus sailed to America
There are two places on earth where men outlive women: southern Asia and Iran
State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
Ten percent of the Russian government’s income comes from the sale of vodka
Theres only one mobile U.S. national monument: the cable cars in San Francisco
City with the most Rolls Royce’s per capita: Hong Kong
Over 10 million Indonesians are boy scouts
Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4
Some kids in Texas have the longest school bus ride in the US., a 179 miles round trip
In Australia, a hurricane is called a willy-willy
More redheads are born in Scotland than in any other part of the world
Over 98 percent of Japanese are cremated after they die
In China, the bride wears red
123,000,000 cars are being driven down the U.S’s highways
1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire are strung across the US
Greenland is the largest island in the world
The average American drinks about 600 sodas a year
The state of Florida is bigger than England
Alaska’s coastline is longer than all the U.S. states coasts combined
In Bangladesh, people as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals
There is a city called Rome on every Continent
The Chinese only celebrate birthdays every ten years
Iceland is warmer than Chicago, Illinois in the winter
The national anthem of Greece is 158 verses
VANUATU
GREAT ALPINE ROAD
