Japan is the "vending machine capital of the world." Beer, whiskey, cigarettes, underwear, sausages, rice, eggs and potted plants are just a few of the many items you'd find in Japanese vending machines.
The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the world, accounting for 32% of the world's total surface area. That's slightly more than all the land in the world combined.
The fastest plane in the world is NASA's Boeing X-43A Scramjet, flying in the record books at a speed of Mach 9.6, or 7,350 mph (11,760 km/h).
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The world's longest railroad spans more than 8,000 miles. It takes 21 days to travel from start to finish, beginning in China and ending in Spain.
If you thought hotels made of ice are strange, JumboStay offers accommodations in a real Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet. The hotel boasts 33 rooms, including a double bed suite in the cockpit.
There is a town in Canada called Dildo. It won the 2001 Harrowsmith Magazine Award as one of the ten prettiest small towns in Canada.
As of 2014, Chicago O'Hare airport is the busiest airport in the world, managing to juggle more than 1,780 aircraft per day.
The worlds biggest spider, the Goliath bird eater can grow as big as 4.7 inches (12 cm), and weigh 6.2oz (175g). They have been spotted eating snakes, rodents and even small birds.
Bruce Campbell a former electrical engineer at Boeing retired in a used Boeing 727. He believes "Jetliners can, and should, be transformed into wonderful homes."
All the people in the world standing shoulder to shoulder would take up only 500 square miles (1300 square kilometers). That's just slightly bigger than the size of the city of Los Angeles.
Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan is built on a 2.5 mile long, 100 foot tall artificial island. One million workers and 80 ships worked for three years to make the island.
Brazil is the largest country in South America, and 5th largest in the world. It's land area accounts for almost half of the entire South American continent.
Angel Falls, Venezuela is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. The water drops 3,212 ft (979 m).
The city of Churchill in Manitoba, Canda, uses helicopters and armed volunteers to surround the city and defend it from Polar bears during Halloween trick or treat night. Noise markers, rubber bullets and even bear traps are used.
The world's most expensive biscuit was found in lifeboat survival kit from the H.M.S Titanic. It auctioned for about $22,000 USD.
The most powerful tornado ever measured produced speeds in excess of 480 km/h, or 300 miles/hour.
