Apparently Canada was in shock when in the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist thieves took almost 10,000 barrels of liquid gold, which had a value of over 18 million Canadian dollars. Also, since Canada is so welcoming they build the first UFO Landing site in St. Paul, Alberta. All we know is that Santa is Canadian since 2013. You can write to him, his North Pole post code is H0H 0H0...

Apparently people go to Courchevel to take part on the 3km long ‘Grand-Prix style’ toboggan run with all of their friends and family and afterwards they relax in the state of the art swimming pool and spa. All we know is that it is darn difficult to land an airplane there...

Apparently Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) does not observe Daylight Saving Time and the amount of copper in the state Capitol Building Arizona is equivalent to 4.8 million pennies. All we know is that cutting down a cactus in Arizona is a punishable offense and land you in jail for up to 25 years...

Apparently in Ecuador chocolate is a staple for almost everything and although Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, Mount Chimborazo is actually the closest point to the Sun. All we know is that Ecuadorians are bananas for bananas...

When the men behind Treadstone and Black Briar learn of what GripperSim is up to, they're concerned how this will affect other ops... Apparently there are about 175 languages spoken in the Philippines and Filipinos are crazy about basketball! All we know is that Imelda Marcos had 3000 pairs of shoes...

Today we have another guest flight plan by Dux. Putting us on a path of Ezio Auditore da Firenze in an alternate history...hmm. Apparently Ezio was born into Italian nobility from Florence in the year 1459 where his family had long been loyal to the Assassin Brotherhood. The dominating force in Italy. All we know is that Ezio died of a heart attack in 1524 after a wine binge in rural Tuscany...

Apparently the people of Bella Coola, living so close to nature, it is said that they could see into the souls of animals like the beaver and the badger. All we know is that the males are occasionally described as massive...

Apparently on Fiji only the village chief is allowed to wear a hat and sunglasses and the international Date Line runs through the island of Taveuni. On that island, there is a site where you can stand with one foot in today and the other in yesterday. All we know is that many islanders raise their eyebrows as a non-verbal way of saying yes.

Apparently over 75 per cent of the Caribbean population lives on just two islands with only two per cent of the islands are inhabited and the Cayman islands actually have more businesses than people... All we know is that the island of Saba is home to the shortest commercial runway in the world...

Apparently the Spanish anthem has no words and Spain is not all about the beaches. It’s actually the second most mountainous country in Europe after Switzerland featuring eight major mountain ranges. All we know is that Spaniards fight with tomatoes. Every August at the La Tomatina they turn the small Valencian town of Buñol into the biggest food fight..