• The Dutch village of Giethoorn has no roads; its buildings are connected entirely by canals and footbridges
  • The top of the Eiffel Tower leans away from the sun by as much as 7 inches, as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands
  • Reno is farther west than Los Angeles
  • Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys
  • The population of Ireland is still 2 million less than it was before the potato famine, 160 years ago
  • San Marino has an active aircraft registry, but no airport
  • 14 countries the size of Monaco would fit inside the grounds of Dubai Interational Airport