Fun facts about Belgium

1. The Big Bang theory originated in Belgium
2. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is the most punctual airport in Europe
3. Cricket is thought to be a Belgian invention, not British
4. Belgian men are the second tallest in the world
5. The highest point in Belgium is lower than the world's tallest building
6. Belgium was the world's second country to legalise same-sex marriage
7. The Law Courts of Brussels is the world's largest court of justice
8. Belgians are accredited to inventing the Body Mass Index (BMI), the saxaphone and plastic
9. Belgians pay among the highest tax rates in Europe
10. Europe's first skyscraper was built in Belgium
11. The name Belgium comes from the Romans
12. The Belgian divorce rate is the highest in Western Europe
13. Belgium was without a government longer than war-torn Iraq
14. The longest tram line in the world is the Belgian Coast Tram
15. The level of international presence in Brussels is second only to New York
16. Belgian architect Victor Horta was a leader of the 19th-century Art Nouveau movement
17. Belgium has the largest urbanised population in Europe
18. Belgium's highway can be seen from the moon
19. The town of Spa in Belgium is from where we get the word spa
20. It was a Belgian who designed the common sides of euro coins
21. Belgium has the most cycling Tour de France victories of any country except France
22. Brussels has hosted some of Europes most known exiles
23. Belgium holds a world record for most castles per kmsq
24. Napoleon's bid for European domination ended at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium
25. Belgium has been producing chocolate for almost 400 years
26. Antwerp is the world's diamond capital
27. Belgium is the world's leading exporter of billiard balls
28. Belgium is famous around the world for beer, and they have won many awards for it.