The city of Murmansk is named for the Murman Coast and Murman is an older Russian term for Norwegians Murmansk is home to the northernmost trolleybus system in the world An important fishing and shipping port, and naval base, Murmansk is the location of the world’s only fleet of nuclear …

In Canada cash purchases are rounded to the nearest “nickel”, while credit cards are charged the exact amount In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint produced the world’s first gold bullion coin with a one million dollar face value A loonie is a Canadian $1 coin and a toonie is a …

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 …