Alberta Canada has been completely free of rats since 1905

The country of Japan is made up of 8 652 different islands

99% of the energy produced in Norway is renewable and clean

21% of the South Korean population has the last name as Kim

The country of Andorra has a zero percent unemployment rate

The Sahara desert is expanding half a mile south every yea

11% of Greece s homeless population have a university degree

There is a lake by the name Lake Disappointment in Australia

Australia s national anthem is called Advance Australia Fai

Hawaii has the only royal palace in the United States - Iolani

Nauru is the only country in the world with no official capital

The only active diamond mine in the United States is in Arkansas

The Bledowska Desert in Poland is the only true desert in Europe

George Washington predicted the USA would only last for 20 years

1 out of every 100 Germans is genetically immune to the HIV virus