Poveglia is an island in Italy that is so dangerously "haunted" that public access is not permitted.
Whatsapp is cited in nearly half of all Italian divorce proceedings.
500,000 Italians visit an exorcist every year.
In Milan, Italy, it's a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits.
"Ferrari" as a last name is the Italian equivalent of "Smith".
In 2013, an Italian man under house arrest asked to go to prison to escape his wife.
Italian artist Piero Manzoni filled 90 tin cans with his feces, called it "Artist's sh*t" and sold them for up to €124,000 a tin.
A cat inherited a US$13 million fortune from its owner in Italy.
Italian serial killer Leonarda Cianciulli was famous for turning victims into tea cakes and serving them to guests.
Italy's PM Benito Mussolini tortured his enemies by forcing them to swallow massive doses of castor oil.
It's illegal to die in Falciano del Massico, a town in Italy, because the cemetery is full.
In 2012, a court in Italy ruled that telling a man he has "no balls" is a crime, punishable with a fine.
In Italy, "pepperoni" refers to bell peppers. There's no Italian salami by that name.
Tomatoes came from America and weren't introduced in Italy until the 1540s.
The world's oldest university in continuous operation is the University of Bologna, in Italy, founded in 1088.
Rastafarians are legally allowed to possess marijuana in Italy due to it being a 'sacrament' to the religion.
In 2008, wine started flowing through taps in dozens of homes during a grape festival in Italy due to a technical error.
A man can be arrested in Italy for wearing a skirt in public.
A 14th-century medieval tower rises out of Lake Reschensee, in Italy. It's the only visible building of a submerged village.
There's a restaurant built into a grotto in Italy.