FIJI
Fijians are known for their hospitality and friendliness - although this hasn't always been the case. A little over a century ago, the Fijian people were thought to be ferocious cannibals. Souvenir and craft shops on the islands offer four-pronged wooden forks for sale, reminding tourists of those days. One unfortunate victim of the cannibals was the missionary Thomas Baker, who was eaten with the exception of one of his shoes. Today, the uneaten shoe is on display in the Fiji Museum.

Fiji is one of the first places in the world to greet each new day, as it is situated on the 180 degree meridian - also known as the International Date Line. For practical reasons, the line makes a detour around Fiji so that everyone observes the same time. However, on the island of Taveuni, a marker indicates a spot where you can stand with one foot in one day and one foot in the day before!

Fijians have an interesting way of celebrating the New Year - in January, some of the women of the villages take part in a traditional game of veicaqe moli, loosely translated as “kick the orange”. The winning team must present a gift of clothes to the losing team, while the losing team prepares and serves the traditional Fijian drink of yaqona.

BOLIVIA
La Paz, Bolivia sits at an altitude ranging from 3,600 meters (11,811 feet) to 4050 meters (13,287 feet) above sea level and has the world's highest golf course. The air is so thin that a well-hit shot will travel several meters farther than at sea level.

The Yungas Road connecting La Paz to the Yungas Valley is known as the World's Most Dangerous Road. Each year at least 25 vehicles plunge off the steep road and more than 100 people per year lose their lives.

Like something out of a Harry Potter book, La Paz has a street market called the Witches Market(Mercado de Brujos), where you'll see real life witches, magic spells, sorcery, and potions being sold.

DENMARK
Denmark is the world's oldest kingdom. The reigning monarch, Queen Margrethe II, who lives in Copenhagen, can trace her ancestry back - over 1,000 years - to the Viking age. Copenhagen was founded in 1167 and has been Denmark's capital since 1417.

Separate studies have ranked Danish people as the happiest in the EU (2007 Cambridge University study), and happiest people in the world (2006 Leicester University study).

Greenland is geographically part of the North American continent, but is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Source(s):
http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Interesting-Facts-about-the-Fiji-Island...
http://www.travel-bolivia.com/fun-facts-about-bolivia.html
http://www.meetincopenhagen.com/content/meetings_and_conventions/about_cope...
http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/wearefrom/denmark/amazing_facts.html


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