Japan
The average Japanese watches an average of 4 hours and 29 minutes of television every day—the highest in the world. Americans came in second place—4 hours and 25 minutes (Associated Press).
In 1923, an earthquake in Tokyo and Yokohama killed 143,000 people and destroyed 575,000 thousand homes.
Mexico
Microchipped Human Beings: In 2007, there were more than 6,500 people abducted in Mexico. As a result of these abduction, some Mexicans (those who could pay for it) are implanting microchips under their skins to be tracked in case of being abducted. The company that start these microchips implants in humans is Xega, whose own CEO was abducted in 2001.
Gum on Sidewalk: In Mexico City, the average square yard of a sidewalk contians about 70 discarded gums.
Kenya
Luxury Living: In 2008, Kenyans found out that a large amount of government money is given as salaries to wives of high government officials. Kenyans only found this out because of a leak of information. President’s wife gets $92,000; vice president’s and prime minister’s wives get $72,000. In a country where the average worker’s income is less than $400 per year, the generous spousal pay seems to be a bit too generous and a representation of a corrupt government.
Nepal
Mount Everest—should you attempt the climb? About 3000 people so far have reached the top of the 29,035 foot peak of Mt. Everest. Those people and others who attempted the ascent left over 100 tons of trash. There are about 120 corpses left on the mountain. The rate of success: one death for every 10 successful ascents.
New Zealand
Students on their exams are allowed to use text-messaging language. Teachers must treat these abbreviations as standard English and may not penalize students.
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