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The East End Historic District in Newburgh, New York, has the most contributing properties of any Registered Historic District in the state. 
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| The age limit for marriage in France was, until recently, 15 for girls, but 18 for boys. The age for girls was raised to 18 in 2006. |
| Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world. |
| Camel's milk, which is widely drunk in Arab countries, has 10 times more iron than cow's milk. |
| The best-value consumer purchase in terms of the price and usage is an electric kettle. |
| In Bhutan government policy is based on Gross National Happiness; thus most street advertising is banned, as are tobacco and plastic bags. |
| Britain is still paying off debts that predate the Napoleonic wars because it's cheaper to do so than buy back the bonds on which they are based. |
| Modern teenagers are better behaved than their counterparts of 20 years ago, showing "less problematic behavior" involving sex, drugs and drink. |
| The egg came first. |
| Music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20% and can alleviate depression by up to 25%. |
| Forty-one percent of English women have punched or kicked their partners, according to a study. |
| Watching television can act as a natural painkiller for children |
| For every 10 successful attempts to climb Mount Everest there is one fatality. (As of 2006) |
| Plant seeds that have been stored for more than 200 years can be coaxed into new life. |
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