In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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Cuban rescue workers use sniffer rabbits to find people in collapsed buildings.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a 50,000 word book titled 'Gadsby' which did not use the letter "e".
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On October 28, 2013, wind power provided 100% of Denmark's power. At 2:00am, it was producing 122% of the country's energy needs.
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In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes using artwork that they create.
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