The highest tides on Earth occur in the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy, between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where the average tide range is 12 meters and can reach 16 meters. The primary cause of the immense tides of Fundy is a resonance of the Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine system. The system has a natural period of approximately 13 hours, which is close to the 12h25m period of the dominant lunar tide of the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic tidal pulse pushes the waters of the Bay of Fundy at nearly the optimum frequency to cause a large to-and-fro oscillation.

A recent medical development will include a small amount of nitroglycerin in the tip of a new Durex condom to stimulate erection during intercourse. "The CSD500 condom contains a chemical in its teat, called glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), which is absorbed by the skin and causes blood vessels to dilate."

The antibacterial components of antibacterial soaps (usually triclosan or, less commonly, triclocarbon) needs to be left on a surface for about two minutes in order to work. Most people are not this patient, and end up washing off the soap before the antibacterial ingredients can do their job.

Aokigahara Jukai (The Sea of Trees) located at the base of Mount Fuji is the top suicide area in Japan; the spirits of those who kill themselves there are said to be cursed to forever haunt the area. Over 78 bodies have been discovered, prompting officials to put up signs prohibiting suicide in the forest.

Luxembourg possesses the highest GDP per capita in the world (US$72,945 as of 2005)