In Germany they drink a lot of beer. By consumption of this drink, Germany is second only to Europe after the Czech Republic. In the country there are more than 1200 breweries producing about 5000 kinds of beer

Scotland is the birthplace of golf, where it was invented in the 15th century. It became so popular so quickly that King James II banned the game because he believed his men are spending more time playing golf than getting proper training for war.

Scotland has the highest percentage of redheads in the world. Around 14 percent of Scotland’s population has auburn hairs.

That’s correct! You don’t have to pay water bill if you live in Scotland as it offers free water to all its citizens.

Every summer Edinburgh hosts Fringe Festival, it is the largest art festival in the world, with 2015 event spanning three weeks totaling over 3,314 shows from 49 countries in 313 venues across Edinburgh.

In 1824, Edinburgh was the first city in the world with its own fire brigade.

The World's Oldest Dress was found in Egypt and it is 5,000 years old.

The Steppe eagle is the national animal of Egypt.

Ancient Egyptians worshiped over1,400 different gods and goddesses.

The lost Egyptian city of Heracleion was found after 1200 years under the sea.

The Great Pyramid of Giza has 8 sides, not 4.

Over 300 languages are spoken in London, one of the most diverse cities in the world.

About half a million mice live in the London Underground.

In 2012, London became the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.

London has more Indian restaurants than Mumbai or Delhi.

New York was founded in 1624, but until 1664 it was called New Amsterdam.

10,000 foxes live in London.

In 1891, London built a structure designed to surpass the Eiffel Tower in height. It was unsteady, never completed and demolished in 1907.

In New York there are about 800,000 firms!

Despite its name, more than half of the London's Underground network in fact runs above ground.

Do you know Londoners are believed to live longer than their other UK counterparts due to their happy-go-lucky spirits and their bustling lifestiles

Smoking in public places is prohibited, and the use of alcoholic beverages is not. Since 2007, smoking is prohibited in public buildings and public transport.

There are more bridges in Berlin than in Venice. In the German capital, 960 bridges and 59.8 km2 of water (lakes and 180 km of navigable waterways). Berlin, together with its surrounding land Brandenburg is the largest inland water network in Europe.

The population of the city is almost 8.55 million people.

Brazil's economy is the world's 7th-largest by GDP as of 2015.

The Macaw is the national animal of Brazil.

Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world.

Brazil has been the largest producer of coffee for the last 150 years.

Apple's iPhone is almost twice more expensive in Brazil than in the U.S.

With one in four British adults being obese, the UK has the highest rate of obesity in Europe.

In Brazil, just 43% of adults have a high-school degree. In Sweden, it's 87%.

It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.

Stalin was fond of American cowboy movies.

About 90% of Egyptians profess Islam (Sunnis), 9% - Copts and only 1% - Christians.

Every day, the British drink 165 million cups of tea, which is over 20 times more than the Americans.

The city where the rain is most raining is North-Kurilsk.

Interesting fact: studying the wall drawings of ancient Egyptians, scientists came to the conclusion that the most favorite entertainment of ordinary people was a bowling-like game.

The smallest city in Russia (namely the city, and not just a populated place) is Chekalin, which is in the Tula region.

The ancient Egyptians invented watches, paper, a lock, keys and even toothpaste. They were also the first to divide the year into 365 days and 12 months.

In 2015, 6 million German cars were sold. Golf VW - one of the best selling cars of all time.

In the UK, accents change noticeably about every 40 km (25 mi).

The most dirty in terms of ecology, the dirty Russian city is Norilsk.

Ekaterinburg is a city that was laid by the decree of the first Russian emperor Peter I and in which the last Russian emperor Nicholas II died tragically.

On December 1, 2008, a record was set - 496 adorned with several hundred fur-trees decorated New Year's Moscow.

Africa is the 2nd largest continent that is larger than Mexico, China, India, USA and many areas of Europe.

Almost one-half of world’s diamonds come from central and southern Africa.

Facebook has 100 million active users in Africa.