Strange Bedfellows
In 2005, this fast-food chain, known for burgers and fries, teamed up with a healthy sandwich chain, a partnership aimed at promoting more nutritious eating.
What is McDonald's and Subway?
In this Southeast Asian country, stepping on money is illegal because it's seen as disrespectful to the monarchy and the country's image.
What is Thailand?
In this Canadian sport, athletes slide stones across the ice toward a target, using brooms to clear the way.
What is curling?
This vast ocean is not only the largest but also the deepest, covering over 60 million square miles and home to the Marianas Trench.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This country, the smallest in the world, is entirely landlocked by the city of Rome and serves as the spiritual center of the Catholic Church.
What is Vatican City?
This unlikely collaboration between a tech giant and a well-known film director resulted in a groundbreaking sci-fi film in 2001 that explored artificial intelligence.
What is Steven Spielberg and IBM?
In this US state, it is against the law to sing off-key in public.
What is Florida?
This quirky sport involves participants tossing a live fish into the air and trying to catch it in their mouths while standing on a platform.
What is fish throwing?
This beautiful natural barrier system, located off the coast of Australia, is home to the largest amount of marine species.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This country spans 11 time zones, making it the most time-zone-crossed nation on Earth.
What is Russia?
In 2004, this tech company and social media network, once seen as competitors, formed a partnership to launch a search engine that forever changed online searching.
What is Microsoft and Facebook? (Bing)
In Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one of these rodents, as it is considered a violation of animal welfare laws.
What is a guinea pig?
Originating in Finland, this sport challenges competitors to carry a person (typically their spouse) through an obstacle course, all while keeping their feet off the ground.
What is Wife Carrying?
This bioluminescent fish, discovered in the deep ocean, uses a glowing lure to attract prey, making it one of the most fascinating deep-sea species.
What is the Anglerfish?
This Slavic country is home to the world’s longest escalator, which stretches over 500 feet and is located in a metro station.
What is Ukraine?
This partnership between a tech giant known for smartphones and a watchmaker best known for luxury timepieces resulted in a collaboration to create a smartwatch that blended high technology with traditional craftsmanship.
What is Apple and Hermès?
In Belgium, this bizarre law states that you can’t carry more than 2.2 pounds of this common food without a special permit.
What is potatoes?
This odd event involves participants racing to push a legume across the finish line using only their noses.
What is Peanut Rolling?
This massive underwater volcano, located beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the largest active volcano on Earth.
What is Mauna Loa?
In 1845, this Pacific island became the first and only nation in the world to include a Union Jack on its flag, despite never actually being under British rule.
What is Hawaii?
This American businessman and his Japanese counterpart teamed up to create one of the most successful gaming consoles of all time, revolutionizing the video game industry in the late '90s.
Who is Ken Kutaragi and Hideo Kojima?
This Asian country requires government permission for any individual to reincarnate, a law made to maintain control over religious practices.
What is China?
In this sport, players ride bicycles and try to score goals using their feet to hit a ball, similar to soccer, but on bikes.
What is cycle ball?
This type of marine algae, responsible for producing 70% of the Earth's oxygen, forms the base of the ocean's food chain and is often referred to as the "lungs of the planet."
What is phytoplankton?
In 1804, this country became the first independent Black republic in the new world after a successful slave revolt against French colonial rule.
What is Haiti?