Saturday, 18 January 2014

Vietnam


The largest note is 500,000 Vietnam Dong which is US$23.50 in value. Your math skills will be tested here especially when buying the goods and it make us millionaires just 2 notes of 500,000 Dongs. 

Thursday, 26 December 2013

North Korea



In North Korea, the internet, foreign TV, cell phones, any religion, foreign books and communication with the outside world are banned. No one could go inside, no one could leave, there are 2 millions army soldiers on the border all the time and those who try to leave or escape, their entire family will be killed.   


Bumps



in Japan, speed bumps for slowing down cars are something from the past. The Japanese have invented a special type of red paint that created a magnetic field, which slows down cars without any bumps.

School


In Japanese schools, the students don't get any exams until they reach grade four (the age of 10). This is because the goal for the first 3 years of school is not judge the child's knowledge of learning but to establish good manner and to develop their character. 

Argentina



Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires has the world's widest street called "The 9th of July Road" with the total of 16 lines.

Mail Box


in Japan, time to sacred, so rather than wasting a few minutes a day checking the mail, they invented a mailbox sensor connected to a device that alert them when there is new mail. 

Traveler


James Asquith from the UK became the youngest person to ever travel all 196 countries of the world. he started at age 19 and finished at 24.