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.
Malta has around 360 churches, almost one for every day of the year, for just under 590,000 residents. 
Norway's Trolltunga rock juts out 700 metres above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, one of hikers' favourite photo spots. 
Tuscany has hot springs that are free to visit, such as the Cascate del Mulino near Saturnia. 
At 452 metres, Malaysia's Petronas Towers were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004, linked by a skybridge 170 metres up. 
The Panama hat does not come from Panama at all but from Ecuador. It took its name from being exported via Panama. 
Madagascar is home to around 100 species of lemur, and they are found nowhere else on earth. 
Croatia has a sea organ in Zadar that the waves play to make music. 
China's Zhangjiajie National Park has a glass bridge hanging 300 metres above the ground and 430 metres long. 
In the Middle Ages, an estimated 25,000 students studied in the desert city of Timbuktu (Mali). Over 300,000 manuscripts from that era survive. 
Jordan's Wadi Rum, also known as the Valley of the Moon, is where scenes for The Martian and Star Wars were filmed. 
Reynisfjara beach in Iceland has jet-black sand made of volcanic basalt. Just offshore, the Reynisdrangar sea stacks rise up to 66 metres from the sea. 
Ireland's Cliffs of Moher rise 214 metres above the Atlantic, and on a clear day you can see the Aran Islands.
