The mobile phone named Vertu, which does not even have a gadget or a camera, made of precious metals, ceramic and leather, is priced up to an amazing US $ 32,000. It is manufactured by Vertu, a unit of wireless communications giant, Nokia.
With 1788 brooms and 267 lavatories, the sultan’s palace in Brunei is the largest dwelling in the world.
Rotary Club was started in February 1905 by Paul Harris (USA) with his three friends. But now Rotary International consists of 29,500 clubs spread over 162 countries. The USA has the most with 7,485 clubs, followed by Japan with 2,280.
The youngest person ever to receive a Nobel Prize for Peace was Rigoberta Menchu (33) from Guatemala (Central America). She was awarded in 1992 for her work on social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation, based on respect for the rights of indigenous people.
The Easy Everything Internet Cafe, at Times Square, New York (USA), opened in year 2000 had a record of 648 computer terminals.
Only the Pyramids still stand today out of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The rest have been either completely destroyed or stand in ruins.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan is the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a length of 1990 m. Another gigantic bridge is constructed across the strait of Messina, linking Sicily to mainland Italy and its centre span is 3320 m.
California's Golden Gate Bridge, built in 1937, is the world's longest suspension bridge until 1964. Its span is 1280 m long and its tower soars an amazing 227 m high above the water of San Francisco's Bay. Its total length is 2737m.
Saudi Arabia has the world's largest service station, where a consumer can fill up fuel at any one of the 200 fuel pumps, which occupy a very large area.
The Channel Tunnel, linking England and France, was opened in 1994. There connected by a smaller service tunnel. The rail tunnels are 50 km long, and were built at a depth of 37 m under the sea. The train journey through these tunnels takes only 35 minutes.
