TOURISTS AT THE TREVI FOUNTAIN IN ROME THROW IN ABOUT 1.5 MILLION EUROS EACH YEAR. THE CITY THEN USES ALL OF THAT TO FUND A FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR
THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENTS IN PLACES – IN SOME PLANES THEY USED TO HAVE BABY BEDS THAT WOULD ATTACH TO THE RAILINGS AND THAT’S THE THEY WOULD FLY WITH YOU
THIS ONE MIGHT WEIRD YOU OUT: IF YOU POUR COLD WATER INTO SOMEONE’S EAR, THEIR EYES WILL MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OPPOSITE EAR. IF YOU POUR WARM WATER, THEIR EYES GO THE OTHER WAY
THEY’VE FOUND SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING ABOUT MERCURY, THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN. THE SCIENTISTS SAY IT HAS A DIAMOND LAYER THAT IT 15KMS THICK (I THOUGHT DIAMONDS WERE HIGHLY COMPRESSED FORMS OF CARBON?)