Iceland has population of 320,000 people and employs about 500 police officers.

In Britain, about 10 million people drive to work every day.

A pilot and a co-pilot of a passenger plane have to choose different meals from the in-flight menu so that they do not get food poisoning at the same time.

Minimum age of criminal responsibility in most states in the USA is 7.

The famous Birkin Bag manufactured by Hermès was named after British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin born in 1946.

Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, received in total 114 various medals, orders and awards.

Guinness Book of Records was originally intended as a book for settling disputes in the pubs. Its creator came up with the idea when he became involved in an argument about the fastest game bird in Europe, golden plover or the grouse, and could not find the answer in any reference book.