Eskimos use refrigerators to keep their food from freezing.
Earth movements have taken the coastal line of Europe one metre farther from America than what it was 25 years ago.
The clock tower that supports the famous Big Ben clock at the Parliament house in London is 329 ft high, and the bell from which the clock get its name, weighs 13.5 tonnes.
The European Union (EU) controls 16.6% of the world's total exports compared to 15.2% by the USA. But the USA leads EU in terms of goods and services - 15.9% in goods, compared to 15.2% by EU, and 20% in services compared to about 18% by EU.
The Columbia glacier in Alaska is the fastest moving glacier. It moves about 20 m per day. Alpine glaciers travel about 50 m in one year.
Zircon crystals, found in Australia, are 4,276 million years old, and it is the oldest part of the Earth's crust ever discovered.
Denmark has the highest income tax rate of basic, ranging from 42% to 68%. But the people enjoy many benefits, including health care, free higher education and extensive social services etc. Denmark is followed by Belgium, Germany, Finland and Sweden.
The 381 m high Empire State Building in New York (USA) was once the tallest building in the world. It withstood the impact of a B-25 bomber that crashed onto it in 1945 during World War II and it is struck by lightning about 500 time a year.
Austria is the first country in the world to release a postal stamp which is coated with crystals. It was created by Swarovski crystal producers and will cost 7.50 Euro each. The stamps are 'ironed' to fix the crystals in place to withstand transit.
With over UK £1.3 billion, the former record-label Boss Clive Calder is the richest man in UK's music industry. Former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney follows second, with UK £ 800 million, and western musical legend, Andrew Llyod Webber, is the third with UK £ 700 million.
