AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING VII

1. The blue whale has a heart the size of a small car, and a small child could swim through some of its blood vessels.

2.Tirana, Albania and Vatican City, Rome are the only two European capitals that do not have a McDonald's within their city limits. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. capital without one. The busiest McDonald's in the world is in Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia - serving 40,000 people per day with a gross revenue of $60,000,000 per year.

3. Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman.

4. IKEA is an acronym for its Swedish founder:
    INGVAR KAMPRAD ELMTARYD AGUNNARYD

5. The world's first motel opened in 1925 in San Luis Obispo, CA by Arthur Heineman as a "Motor Hotel". The stories vary how "Motor Hotel" became MOTEL - the iconic portmanteau word.

6. Cruise ships have morgues that can store  up to 10 bodies at once. An average of 200 people per year die on cruise ships. [Based on pre - COVID 19 information]