- In downtown Lima, Peru, there is a large statue of the friendly bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, dedicated to all the children
- El Salvador is also known as the ‘land of volcanoes’ with about 25 active and recurring volcanoes
- Croatia is made up of over 1000 islands, of which only 66 are inhabited
- Pigeon droppings are a source of fertilizer in the Cappadocia region of Turkey
- Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is the greenest city in the world with an average of about 20 square meters of greenery per resident
- Iceland is one of the few countries on earth that has no defense force – no army, navy or air force; they do have a coast guard service
- The Estonian language spoken in Tallinn is one of the most difficult languages to learn, being a mix of Finnish and Hungarian