There's only one death in “Rambo: First Blood”.

In Switzerland, if you fail too many times your driving test you might have to consult a psychologist to check your ability to drive.

The Bayeux Tapestry is not a tapestry (and was not made in Bayeux).

Castaways from the ship Utile have survived 15 years on the small Tromelin Island, which is only 200 acres almost without any vegetation.

The forerunners of roller coasters were called “Russian Mountains”. In Russia, they were and are still called “American Mountains”.

Honey never goes bad!

In 1964, the French TV anchorwoman, Noëlle Noblecourt, was fired for showing her knees.

In Singapore, the import and the sale of chewing gum are prohibited.

The country with which France shares the longest border is… Brazil!

The greek playwright Aeschylus was killed by a tortoise, dropped on his head by an eagle.

In 1950 India wanted to attend the soccer world cup… barefoot !

Selling Jack Daniel's is illegal in the county where it is produced.

Teresa of Ávila died in the night of the 4th to the 15th of October, 1582.

Le Train de Nulle Part (The Train from Nowhere) is a French novel written without a single verb by Michel Dansel in 2004.

The only state which does not want to join the U.N. is Vatican City.

In Centralia, Pennsylvania, a fire has been burning since 1962.

There is a sea which has no coasts and no shores!

The full name of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is : Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

Cocaine was an ingredient of Coca-Cola until 1929.

Hippopotamuses are genetically closer to whales than to pigs.