Fun Fact Friday- How much do you know about the world?

Villanovo has travelled the globe and made a list of fun facts about travelling around the world that we bet you didn’t know about, time to expand your worldly knowledge!

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1. Around 64,640 selfies are taken every minute around the world
2. France covers more time zones than any country on the planet
3. The country in the world with the most islands is Finland- 180 000
4. Ibiza is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
5. The jet lag feeling is worse if you are travelling from West to East
6. One third of the world’s airports are situated in the United States
7. The shortest ever recorded flight, which is 15 minutes, is from two islands in the Carribean, St Martin and Anguilla
8. Russia is larger than the planet Pluto
9. The first people to inhabit Mauritius were Arabs
10. Saudi Arabia does not have any rivers
11. Portugal is the largest cork producer
12. 90% of meteorites are found in Antarctica
13. Vatican City in Rome is the smallest country in the world
14. It has been proven that extrovert personalities are more likely to pick beach holidays, while introverts prefer the mountains
15. Spanish has been voted the happiest language in the world
16. In Morocco goats climb trees to feed themselves
17. 90% of the world population lives in the northern hemisphere
18. Only 29% of Americans have been abroad
19. France is the most visited country in the world
20. The largest hotel is in Malaysia
21. Paris, Venice and Florence are the most romantic cities
22. The Louvre museum is the most visited museum in the world
23. The longest flight is from Saudi Arabia to Los Angeles- 17 hours
24. The most visited city in the world is Bangkok
25. Mauritius is the only African country to have a Hindu majority
26. The world’s most expensive restaurant is in Ibiza- 1500 euros per head
27. Portugal is the oldest country in Europe
28. Europe’s three active volcanoes are all located in Italy
29. It is not possible to buy Coca-Cola in Korea and Cuba
30. The entire world population could fit in Los Angeles