1. In Svalbard, a remote Norwegian island, everyone commits crimes because death is illegal due to the permafrost, which makes it impossible to safely bury a body. If you want to die, the government will take you somewhere else to die.

2. Cellophane was invented in 1908 to protect tablecloths from spilled wine.

3. A Dutch startup has developed a way to train wild crows to pick up cigarette butts and put them in trash cans in exchange for peanuts.

4. The mayor of Alaska's historic district is a cat named Stubbs. Every afternoon, Mayor Stubbs drinks a cup of catnip at a local restaurant.

5. Ginger beer is brewed and fermented with ginger, while ginger ale is just carbonated water flavored with ginger.

6. During the first live iPhone demonstration, Steve Jobs had to frequently shut down the phone in the background. Otherwise, it would run out of memory and crash.

7. US law is strange; each state has its own regulations. For example, in Mississippi, writing a check for more than $25 is considered a federal crime. In California, it's just petty theft.

8. There was a giant in America named Andre. Whenever he went out drinking, a police officer would follow him to ensure that he wouldn't get drunk and fall on anyone.

9. The word "mafia" was never used in the popular movie "The Godfather" because the real-life mafia ordered the crew not to use it.

10. The only window that can be opened on the US presidential limousine is the driver's window, used for paying tolls. It also lacks a keyhole; only the security services know how to open the door.

11. Thomas Edison invented the electric pen in 1876, which was later used to create the first tattoo machine in 1891.

12. In 18th-century England, pineapples were considered a symbol of wealth because importing them required high import costs, and they were usually used for display rather than consumption.

13. The most remote ATM in the world is the Wells Fargo ATM in Antarctica, which serves approximately 1,200 members of a U.S. scientific team.

14. The sound of the lightsaber in Star Wars was created by pairing the sound of an idle movie projector with the hum of an old television set.

15. If tissue is left behind during a tonsillectomy, the tonsils may grow back.

16. Greenland voted to withdraw from the European Union in 1985 and has not joined since.