The last time any South American country hosted the FIFA World Cup was Argentina in 1978 and it won the World Cup Finals defeating Netherlands 3-1 in extra time.
A dragonfly has a lifespan of about 24 hours.
The celery stick garnish became a staple of the Bloody Mary after a patron at couldn't wait for his server to bring him a swizzle stick.
Including its overseas territories, France is spread across 12 different time zones.
The U.S. is the largest country named after a person - Amerigo Vespucci.
The term America, derived its name from Americus, the Latin version of Vespucci's first name.
Belgium produces over 1100 varieties of beer.
A person who is unable to take a straight shot of liquor, or makes a disgusted face after doing so, is often called a 'paper-belly'.
The technical term for hairy buttocks is 'daysypgal'.
The Autobahn (German highway with no speed limit) has a death rate 3 times lower than U.S. highways.
There are vending machines in Japan made to give out the telephone numbers of random girls.
