Countries of the World

You’ve seen fireflies and heard of anglerfish, but could you have imagined that humans are bio-luminescent, too? Certain metabolic reactions cause us to glow. Sadly, though, our eyes would have to be 1000 times more sensitive to register our natural shine.

If you’re playing Monopoly competitively, the prize money for the Monopoly World Championship is $20,580 – this is the same amount that is in the game’s bank. The tokens of the game were inspired by charm bracelets.

Whilst it might be alright to slurp, there’s a whole list of things which are a definite no-go in Japan – passing food between chopsticks being top of the list. Along with leaving the chopsticks stuck upright in a bowl of rice, these practices have connotations associated with funeral rites in Japan, which naturally diners don’t wish to be reminded of. They are considered very impolite.