CARS BY NUMBER PLATE

In the Philippines

cars whose license plates 

end with a 1 or 2 are not allowed on the roads on Monday

 3 or 4 on Tuesday, 

5 or 6 on Wednesday, 

7 or 8 on Thursday, 

 9 or 0 on Friday from 7:00 AM.

50 BILLION CHECKS

Americans write approximately 

50 billion checks 

a year 

making it the second most frequent payment method 

used after cash.

GRASS ROOFS

For hundreds of years houses in Norway 

have been covered with turf. 

ADVANTAGES

 They are very heavy, so they help to stabilize the house

 they provide good insulation; and they are long-lasting. 

Turf roofs in Norway are a tradition and you will see them everywhere. 

Every year, since 2000, an award is also given to the best green roof project in Scandinavia by the board of the Scandinavian Green Roof Association.

SEEING ANIMALS ON MOON????

French astronomer Adrien Auzout 

had once considered building a telescope that was 

1,000 feet long

 in the 1600s. 

He thought the magnification

would be so great, he would see animals on the moon.

JANUARY

January was established as the first the first month 

of the year by the Roman Calendar. 

It was named after the god Janus 

(Latin word for door) 

Janus has two faces which allowed 

us to look both backwards into the old year 

and 

forwards into the new one at the same time. 

He was the 'spirit of the opening'. 

CANNOT SELL IT

There are only 2 countries which don't sell coca cola are 

North Korea and Cuba.

18 ACRES PIZZA

The American people eat 18 acres pizza per day. 

FATHER OF ALL BUDGETS

If the U.S.  cut its military budget by 85% it would still have the largest military budget in the world.

FUNNY DENISH LANGUAGE

Believe it or not, but in Denmark "Fart-kontrol" means "speed check".

COUNTRY WITH MOST PET DOGS

In the world, the United States and France 
have the most pet dogs. 
Approximately one out of every 
three families has a pet dog. 
Switzerland and Germany 
are the lowest only having 
one dog per every ten families.

IT'S HOT.......

Japan has approximately 
200 volcanoes 
and is home to 10% of the 
active volcanoes in the world.

SANTA'S BROTHER

When SANTA comes to Finland to deliver gifts, he leaves his 

sleigh behind and rides on a GOAT  named UKKO

According to French tradition, Santa Claus has a BROTHER

named BELLS NICHOLS, who visits homes on New year's 

eve after everyone is asleep, and if a plate is set out for him, 

he fills it with cookies and cakes.

NO CLOCKS TO INCREASE PROFIT

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. 

Because

It increases the sense of freedom, a disconnect from reality and thus, increases the dollars spent gambling. 

Some other tricks casinos use:

1) There are no windows, so people don't know if it's day or night outside.

2) They design casinos to be like mazes so you can't find your way out.

3) They give free alcohol to the gamblers so they continue to gamble. 

SWEAR ON TESTICLES

 In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would 

swear on his testicles. 

INCREDIBLE INDIA

• The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. 

• India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.  

•   Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India. 

• The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level

• India exports software to 90 countries.  

• Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577. 

• One of the largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways , employing over a million people 

• India invented the number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. 

• India has the second largest pool of Scientist and Engineers in the World.  

• India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world 

• Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.

• Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.