In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
108
In 1996, an Iraqi man named Sam Eisho moved to Australia and used the welfare system as income. Some years later, he became successful and wrote a cheque for more than $18,000 to the Australian Government (every cent they gave him).
11
In Tunisia, you can book an overnight stay in Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home for only $10.
13
All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
21
Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
12
The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
26