1. In Canada, New Year's Day has a long tradition of celebration.
2. First names are used more frequently in Australia than in other countries.
3. Recently, many places in New Zealand have been called with two names – one English, one Maori.
4. Maori people use the hongi – touching noses – to greet people they feel safe and familiar with.
5. Since its beginning more than a century ago, the slouch hat has become one of the most distinctive items of Australian clothing.
6. For over 130 years, Akubra hats have made its legendary stories in Australia.
7. Aberdeen in Scotland has become an important centre for the oil industry since the finding of oil in the North Sea.
8. Canada shares the longest land border in the world with the United States.
9. Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest seven times.
10. In Canada you should maintain eye contact while you are shaking lands.