Finland has one of the world’s most powerful passports. Individuals with a Finnish passport can access 175 countries around the world without a visa. It is the world’s third most powerful #passport, after those of Germany and Singapore. #fastfact #finland #Judefly

London has the largest library in the world The towering British Library in King’s Cross, London, has over 170 million items in its catalogue. #london #Judefly #fastfacts

Fiji is officially called the Republic of Fiji. Fiji gained independence from the British Empire in 1970 after 96 years as a British colony. Native Fijians of Melanesian and Polynesian ancestry make up 54% of the population. Under British rule, Indian servants were brought to Fiji to work in the sugarcane fields #fiji #FastFacts #Judefly

The Czech Republic is famous for its beer Czechs consume the most beer per capita in the world Cheers!. #fastFact #CzechRepublic

You can thank Ireland for #Halloween. Over the centuries the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a harvest festival that celebrated the end of the summer, and All Saint’s Day merged to later become the Halloween as Americans know it #Ireland #Fastfact #Judefly

Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserve in the world #fastfact #Venezuela

In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalise the production, sale and use of marijuana. #fastfact #Uruguay

The name Uruguay comes from the Uruguay River which means ‘river of the painted birds’ in the Guarani language. The river starts in Brazil and ends in the Rio de la Plata Basin which forms the water border between Uruguay and Argentina. #fastfact #Uruguay

Carrots are orange because of the Dutch. Dating back to the 10th century, the vegetable was likely originally white or purple. William III of England, who was often known as William the Orange, helped in gaining Dutch independence from Spain in the 17th century. The story goes that Dutch farmers turned their carrots orange as a tribute, and the new color became more popular than before, and continues to be the Netherland’s official color today. #fastFact #Netherlands

Around 90% of the ice on Earth is found in Antarctica. #fastfact #Antarctica