Fun facts from around the world
Curious facts about destinations, sights and travelling, each with its own illustration. The same ones greet you every time you sign in to Activento.
Switzerland has around 1,500 lakes, and many of them glow turquoise from glacier water. 
In Vietnam the motorbike is the main way to get around, with over 70 million of them for a population of around 100 million. 
Sydney Opera House has over 1 million roof tiles, every one of them imported from Sweden. 
Georgia in the Caucasus is considered the cradle of winemaking, as wine has been produced there for over 8,000 years. 
Bhutan treats Gross National Happiness as more important than gross domestic product. 
Turks drink more tea per head than anyone else, over 3 kg a year, around 1,300 glasses. Britain manages just under 2 kg. 
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba in the Caribbean has the world's shortest commercial runway, just 400 metres. 
The world's longest zipline is in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE). It is 2.83 km long and reaches speeds of up to 150 km/h. 
Colombia has a cathedral built entirely underground inside a salt mine, the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. 
Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic lies over 40 metres below sea level. It is the Caribbean's largest lake, home to the region's biggest crocodile population. 
Rio de Janeiro's carnival draws over 2 million people onto the streets each day. 
In Nepal, the new year only starts in mid-April, and by the official Bikram Sambat calendar, the country is about 57 years ahead of us.
