- The most western of North America’s Great Lakes is Lake Superior.
- In Australia, the longest daylight period occurs in December.
- The title role in the TV medical series House is played by Hugh Laurie.
- Gazpacho is a tomato-based, vegetable soup traditionally served cold, originating in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía.
- Misogamy is the hatred of marriage; hating marriage or having an aversion to marriage.
- The Australian city of Melbourne has the world’s largest public tram system.
- The 1991 autobiography Life is Too Short was written by US actor Mickey Rooney.
- Italy has the largest number of volcanoes in Europe.
- The King of Thailand - Bhumibol Adulyadej and is known as Rama IX. Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.
- According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings you seven years of bad luck.
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