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  • All of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast.

  • Whales can't swim backwards.

  • Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames).

  • 2 out of 5 people marry their first love.

  • The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today..

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