Sri Lanka has a Ministry and Minister of Coconut Development.Source

Sony is primarily an insurance company in Japan and electronics are not their main source of income.Source

Astronauts can grow up to 2" taller during their time in space due to the elongation of their spine in microgravity.Source

Jimmy Carter said if he became president, he would release all government UFO information to the public. Once elected, he decided not to due to "national security concerns".Source

The motto on the United Kingdom's coat of arms is in French.Source

When telephones first came into commercial use you had to whistle loudly into the receiver to get the other person's attention, as telephone bells hadn't been invented yet.Source

Enligsh is the universal "language of the skies". All pilots must learn and speak English, regardless of their origin.Source

The Titanic crew had no binoculars , which may have helped them see the iceberg. They were inside a locker and the key was lost.Source

England used to have a "window tax". People refused to disclose how much money they made, considering it an invasion of privacy - so you would be charged based on how many windows your house had. In retaliation, people bricked up their windows, which you can still see today.Source

Even though Lamborghini is an Italian company, the names of the cars are in Spanish, named after famous bulls in Spanish bullfights.Source