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Beijing opera, a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics, did not originate in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei and was taken to Beijing in 1790.
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The Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa, contains the remains of a Canadian soldier who died in France during World War I.
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Tennis star, Billie Jean King, is the subject of the Elton John hit Philadelphia Freedom.
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The camel is known as the ship of the desert because of its ability to carry baggage over large desert areas.
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The second planet from the sun is Venus.
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Coober Pedy in South Australia is world known for the Opals that are dug form the mines nearby every year. The name Coober Pedy is Aboriginal and is said to mean white man’s hole in the ground.
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The symbol pilcrow is commonly known as Paragraph Mark.
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The state of Tasmania in Australia boasts the oldest Australian Bridge - Richmond, shot tower -Taroona, brewery - Cascade, theatre – Theatre Royal in Hobart, continually licensed pub – The Bush Inn at New Norfolk.
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The only bird that can fly backwards is the Hummingbird.
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The predominate colour of the mineral malachite is green.
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Falling in Love Again was the signature song of Marlene Dietrich who dies in 1992 aged 90.
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A demersal creature lives at the bottom of the sea.
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Originally written in Portuguese by its Brazilian-born author, the 1988 novel The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho.
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Banned at airports as a security risk, canned rotting herring is a delicacy eaten at the annual Swedish Surstomming Festival
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The greeting known as kowtow used traditionally in China consists of kneeling and bowing low.
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