
There are more museums in the U.S. than there are Starbucks and McDonalds – combined.
The smallest US state, Rhode Island (1,212 square miles), has a larger population than the largest US state, Alaska (663,300 square miles), with 1.055 million residents vs. 736,732.
Iceland: "You continental fools think I'm small and powerless, but I'll show you the power of my volcanoes! Mwahahahaha!"
Sweden: "Argh! That giant ash cloud! This will ruin all the flight schedules for weeks!"
Norway: "Cancelled flights? Airplanes burn a lot of fuel... I hope this won't drop oil prices."
Denmark: "Ooh... That deep red sunset sure is beautiful. The colour of my flag."
Finland: "There's something in the air, or maybe not. Need another beer to be sure."