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  1. Did you know the Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters
  2. Did you know 'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy
  3. Did you know Perth is Australia's windiest city
  4. Did you know Switzerland eats the most chocolate equating to 10 kilos per person per year
  5. Did you know the only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia
  6. Did you know the longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles)
  7. Did you know the croissant was invented in Austria
  8. Did you know In eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas
  9. Did you know African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words
  10. Did you know Australia was originally called New Holland
  11. Did you know 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia
  12. Did you know hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal
  13. Did you know the coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity
  14. Did you know french fries are originally from Belgium
  15. Did you know Venetian blinds were invented in Japan
  16. Did you know the first sailing boats were built in Egypt
  17. Did you know Brazil is named after a tree
  18. Did you know Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent
  19. Did you know Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador
  20. Did you know the brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland
  21. Did you know Jamaica has 120 rivers
  22. Did you know China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
  23. Did you know The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles)
  24. Did you know paper originated from China
  25. Did you know the wheelbarrow is invented in China
  26. Did you know tree hugging is forbidden in china
  27. Did you know India has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000)
  28. Did you know India is home to over 200 million cows
  29. Did you know the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
  30. Did you know Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year
  31. Did you know Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day
  32. Did you know Germany borders 9 other countries
  33. Did you know Peru has more pyramids than Egypt
  34. Did you know Christmas trees originated from Germany
  35. Did you know Americas top selling ice cream flavour is vanilla
  36. Did you know Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
  37. Did you know there are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people)
  38. Did you know the worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba
  39. Did you know the US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states)
  40. Did you know every day 7% of the US eats at McDonalds
  41. Did you know Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around)
  42. Did you know more than 75% of all countries are north of the equator
  43. Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900
  44. Did you know there are no rivers in Saudi Arabia
  45. Did you know the largest exporter of sugar is Cuba
  46. Did you know Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames)
  47. Did you know the subject of the first printed book in England was about chess
  48. Did you know the yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines
  49. Did you know orienteering originated from Sweden
  50. Did you know New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843
  51. Did you know the Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700
  52. Did you know paper money was first used in China
  53. Did you know The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year
  54. Did you know americans spend $10 million a day on potato chips
  55. Did you know all of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast
  56. Did you know a Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes
  57. Did you know 32% of all land in the U.S. is owned by the government
  58. Did you know Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'
  59. Did you know the oldest exposed surface on Earth is New Zealand's south island
  60. Did you know you can buy square watermelons in Japan (developed to stack better in supermarkets)
  61. Did you know everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury
  62. Did you know American's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year
  63. Did you know India has over 50 million monkeys
  64. Did you know Iceland was the first country to legalise abortion in 1935
  65. Did you know Japan is the largest exporter of frog legs
  66. Did you know the average American eats 263 eggs a year
  67. Did you know in 75% of American households women manage the money and pay the bills
  68. Did you know hypnotism is banned in public schools in San Diego (U.S.)
  69. Did you know a third of Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it
  70. Did you know Iceland consumes more Coca Cola per capita than any other country
  71. Did you know Australia has the largest sheep population
  72. Did you know the most eaten fruit in America is the banana
  73. Did you know Italy and France produce over 40% of all wine
  74. Did you know dairy products account for 29% of all food consumed in the U.S.
  75. Did you know Canada has more lakes than any other country
  76. Did you know Spain's largest source of income is from tourism
  77. Did you know the first place in the world to allow women to vote New Zealand
  78. Did you know the first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France
  79. Did you know the first US coast to coast aeroplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days
  80. Did you know before 1863 the postal service in the US was free
  81. Did you know the number 1 cause of blindness in the US is diabetes
  82. Did you know the most common Spanish surname is Garcia
  83. Did you know the US produces 19% of the world's trash
  84. Did you know per person France consumes the most cheese
  85. Did you know 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a star
  86. Did you know the Greek national anthem has 158 verses
  87. Did you know in Africa more people are killed by crocodiles than lions
  88. Did you know 93% of households in Denmark consume wine (the highest % in the world with France second with 85% of households)
  89. Did you know Americans consume over 10 billion bowls of soup each year
  90. Did you know Finland has the largest number of islands in the world (over 179,550)
  91. Did you know the average Americans diet consists of 55% junk food
  92. Did you know Canada has more doughnut shops per capita than any other country
  93. Did you know before beginning his movie career Keanu Reeves managed a pasta shop in Toronto Canada
  94. Did you know all pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of origin
  95. Did you know diamonds mined in Brazil are much harder than those found in Africa
  96. Did you know the first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252
  97. Did you know Japanese people don`t have middle names
  98. Did you know some playing cards in India are round
  99. Did you know the national anthems of Japan, Jordan, and San Marino each have only 4 lines
  100. Did you know women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944
  101. Did you know the fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h))
  102. Did you know 20% of China's plants are used in medicine
  103. Did you know 2/3 of the world's eggplants are grown in the US New Jersey
  104. Did you know it was once illegal to slam your car door in Switzerland
  105. Did you know people in Iceland read more books per capita than any other country
  106. Did you know the word denim comes from 'de Nimes' or from Nimes which is a town in France
  107. Did you know the world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand
  108. Did you know England's Stonehenge is over 5,000 years old
  109. Did you know there are 132 rooms in the US White House
  110. Did you know over 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once a month
  111. Did you know Hawaii is the only US state that grows cacao beans which go into the production of chocolate
  112. Did you know 52% of Americans drink coffee
  113. Did you know Brazil accounts for 1/3 of the world's coffee production
  114. Did you know coffee is grown commercially in over 45 countries around the world
  115. Did you know coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the US
  116. Did you know Japan is the 3rd largest consumer of coffee
  117. Did you know over 5 million people in Brazil are employed in the coffee industry
  118. Did you know the US is the world's largest consumer of coffee
  119. Did you know Australia is the only country that is also a continent
  120. Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US on June 14 1900
  121. Did you know the dollar was established as the official currency of the US in 1785
  122. Did you know in 1872 Yellowstone in the US was the world's first national park
  123. Did you know in 1900 the average life span in the US was 47
  124. Did you know the Cambodian alphabet has 74 letters
  125. Did you know the average American will consume over 465 trees worth of paper over their lifetime
  126. Did you know over 550 hot dogs are eaten every second in the United States
  127. Did you know instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962
  128. Did you know in American supermarkets peanut butter is one of the most frequently purchased items
  129. Did you know England's first great industry was wool
  130. Did you know the average age at which America's presidents have taken office is 54
  131. Did you know there are 2 credit cards for every person in the US
  132. Did you know 40% of Amsterdam commuters get to work by bicycle

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