1. The oldest known living land animal is Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living in Saint Helena . . . a British island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Jonathan is thought to be 192 years old . . . at least . . . with a hatching date of no later than 1832.
2. People in Costa Rica are only allowed to drive six days a week, to cut down on traffic and pollution. The last digit of your license plate number dictates what day you’re not allowed on the road.
3. It’s illegal to own a pet hamster in Hawaii. The climate is too good for hamsters . . . so if a few ever escaped, they could start wild colonies that would devastate Hawaii’s native crops.
