Did You Know? Australia has 21 of the world’s 25 deadliest snakes. The fastest recorded speed for a kangaroo is 40 miles per hour. Australia’s giant Gippsland earthworm can measure up to 10 feet long. Daintree is the world’s oldest living rain forest, more than 110 million years. Kangaroo and
Did You Know...? Assisi was the birthplace of three canonized saints, St. Francis, St. Clare and St. Rufinus. Cimabue’s 13th century fresco of St. Matthew broke into 120,000+ pieces during Assisi’s 1997 earthquake. Umbria is Italy’s only region with no coastline. The so-called Peace Prayer of St. Francis was written
Did You Know? The Burren in western Ireland is home to more than 70% of Ireland’s native flora. A 16th century pirate queen, Grace O’Malley, patrolled Ireland’s Atlantic waters for 50-plus years. The Ceide Fields are the world’s oldest known field systems, nearly 6,000 years old. The 1952 John Wayne and Maureen
Did You Know ... ? Tiberius in his last years presided over the Roman Empire from Capri accompanied by his heir Caligula. Richard Wagner used the Villa Rufolo in Ravello for the magic garden in the opera, “Parsifal.” The town of Amalfi in the 11th century was an independent republic,
Did You Know...? Banff was Canada’s first national park (1885). West Edmonton Mall is the site of the world’s first indoor bungee jump. The world’s largest herd of free-roaming bison is in Wood Buffalo National Park. St. Paul has the world’s only UFO landing pad. Alberta is Canada’s sunniest province;
