Country Facts
There are 80 Country Facts
- 10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
- 80% of 10 year old girls in the U.S. go on a diet.
- About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail, on probation, or on parole.
- About 10% of U.S. households pay their bills in cash.
- America once issued a 5-cent bill!
- Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
- At their closest point, the Russian and U.S. borders are less than two miles apart.
- Austria was the first country to use postcards.
- Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.
- Each year 96 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S.
- Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States!
- Florida has more tornados per square mile than any other state.
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the most bars per capita than anywhere else in the world.
- Honolulu is the only place in the United States that has a royal palace!
- Honolulu is the only place in the United States that has a royal palace.
- Iceland has no railway system or army!
- Iceland has the most Internet users per capita of any country in the world with over 86 percent of people using the Web, compared with only 69 percent of Americans.
- If China imported just 10% of it's rice needs- the price on the world market would increase by 80%.
- In 1956, 80% of all U.S. households had a refrigerator, but only 8% of British households had one!
- In 39 of the 50 U.S. states, the travel industry is the largest single employer.
- In Brazil, Christmas is celebrated with fireworks.
- In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
- In India, Pajamas are accepted as standard daytime wearing apparel.
- In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog!
- In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.
- In Mexico, the Tooth Fairy is known as the 'Tooth Mouse'.
- In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.
- In the U.S., for every dollar you spend on gasoline 27 cents of it is in taxes.
- In the United States, deaf people have safer driving records than hearing people!
- In Tibet it is considered good manners to stick out your tongue at someone.
- In what country will you find the most Universities? India.
- India has a Bill of Rights for cows.
- Israel is one quarter the size of the state of Maine.
- Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.
- It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States.
- It is illegal for tourists to enter Mexico with more than 2 CD's!
- Jacksonville, Florida, has the largest total area of any city in the United States.
- Last 2 European countries to let women vote: Switzerland (1971) and Leichtenstein (1984).
- Manhattan Island of New York City was purchased for $24 from the Algonquian Indians in 1624!
- Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year!
