For people interested in venturing to countries that call the Amazon rainforest their own, such as Brazil and Colombia, exploring the world’s largest tropical rainforest is appealing. Featured in movies and documentaries over the years, the area is famed for its biodiversity in particular and represents a truly life-changing adventure for people to embark on.…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About FBI. 1-5 Interesting Facts About FBI 1. In 2005 and 2006, FBI mined grocery store records for falafel purchases to find Iranian secret agents. Their idea was that spike in falafel sales, combined with other data, would lead to Iranian secret agents in the south San Francisco-San Jose area.…… Read More »
Here are 20 Kickass and Interesting Facts About Vegas. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Vegas 1. FedEx CEO Fred Smith saved his company in the 1970s by gambling their last $5000 in Vegas. He turned 5K into $32K by playing Blackjack. This allowed FedEx to stay in business a few days longer, at which point he…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Borders. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Borders 1. There is a species of deer in Germany who don’t cross the border where the Iron Curtain once stood, even though that border has been gone physically for 20 years. – Source 2. In Denmark during WWII, border guards would screen homecoming…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Fact About Mexico. 1-5 Interesting Fact About Mexico 1. Until 2008 Walmart de Mexico was paying its employees with vouchers that were only redeemable at Walmart. – Source 2. In 1985, Ethiopia donated $5000 to earthquake victims in Mexico because Mexico supported Ethiopia when Italy invaded in 1935. – Source 3.…… Read More »
When people travel over to the United Kingdom, it can often be daunting with the wide variety of slang that is used to determine the different cities. Most people that live in the country will often not name a city by its standard name, and instead, use a slang term to describe where they are…… Read More »
Here are 17 Interesting Facts About Lithuania. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Lithuania 1. There is a small district of Vilnius, Lithuania that has declared itself an independent republic. It has its own flag, currency, president, cabinet, and an army of 11 men. – Source 2. Lithuania withdrew from the 1992 Olympics due to the lack…… Read More »
Here are 25 Facts You Didn’t Know About UAE and Dubai. 1-5 Facts You Didn’t Know About UAE and Dubai 1. The Dubai police fleet includes a Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley. This is to allow them to catch speeders who can outrun other cars – Source 2. When the Founding Father of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid,…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Cold War. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Cold War 1. Russia secretly had maps so detailed of the Canadian Arctic during the Cold-War that other ships even now use them over official maps. – Source 2. In the 1930’s starlet, Hedy Lamarr invented a new technology to stop Nazi’s from…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About International Space Station. 1-5 Interesting Facts About International Space Station 1. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station see 15 sunrises and 15 sunsets a day, averaging about one every 45 minutes – Source 2. There is a gun in the International Space Station and it belongs to the Russians.…… Read More »
