French Toast, an American favorite brunch dish, is called “pain perdu”, or “lost bread” in French, because you use stale bread to make it.

The Great Earthquake of 1755 in Lisbon, Portugal, was detrimental. Ensuing fires and a tsunami almost completely destroyed the city.

The city of Palma, Mallorca, has been inhabited by humans since 7,000 BC. and has over 300 days of sunshine every year.

As children, citizens of Amsterdam must pass a swimming test fully clothed in the event that they fall into one of the canals.