Country Did You Know -- Part 5

  • Did you knowall of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast
  • Did you knowa Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes
  • Did you know32% of all land in the U.S. is owned by the government
  • Did you knowPinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'
  • Did you knowthe oldest exposed surface on Earth is New Zealand's south island
  • Did you knowyou can buy square watermelons in Japan (developed to stack better in supermarkets)
    • Did you knoweveryday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury
    • Did you knowAmerican's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year
    • Did you knowIndia has over 50 million monkeys
    • Did you knowIceland was the first country to legalise abortion in 1935
    • Did you knowJapan is the largest exporter of frog legs
    • Did you knowthe average American eats 263 eggs a year
    • Did you knowin 75% of American households women manage the money and pay the bills