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France's longest land border is with Brazil.

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Canada's maple leaf flag was not introduced until 1965. Before then, its official flag was the flag of the United Kingdom and its de-facto flag was the Canadian Red Ensign.

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Pedro López is a serial killer known as the "Monster of the Andes". He killed at least 53 people and possibly as many as 300. Due to sentencing restrictions, he was released after only 14 years in Ecuadorian prison. He was then committed to a Colombian insane asylum but was let go after 1 year. His current whereabouts are unknown.

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In South Korea, it is a common belief that people can die if they sleep in a closed room with an electric fan running.

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U.S. President Andrew Jackson once killed a man in a duel.

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Level 46

Apr 11, 2019

Well Andrew Jackson had 103 duels, so it's not too far fetched for President Jackson to kill a man!

Level ∞

Apr 12, 2019

Seems impossible that he fought 103 duels unless both he and all the people he fought against were terrible shots.

Level 82

May 30, 2019

This is taken from the link provided by BishnuMcGee:

"He challenged his foes to duels — more than 100 of them (one opponent even died!). However, for the most part, people would stand and fire their gun in the air or purposefully miss their opponent, making the duel more about a test of courage when one’s honor was at stake or their reputation was threatened"

Level 60

Sep 1, 2023

He aims his pistol at the sky!

Level 80

Apr 17, 2019

Quizmaster, The Savage Geographer is correct. https://timeline.com/andrew-jackson-duels-dickenson-f281c96fb9f8

Level 82

May 30, 2019

Thanks for the link. Very interesting!

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Level 32

May 20, 2019

Jackson once killed a man....

Put a gun against his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead...

Level 59

Sep 18, 2020

Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa oooooooooooooooooh

Level 47

Nov 9, 2020

Didn't mean to make you cry, if i'm not back again this time tomorrow. Carry on, carry on. Because nothing really matters...to meeeeeeeeee

Level 35

Jun 24, 2022

To me.

Level 47

Jun 20, 2023

to me

Level 89

Oct 17, 2019

I wonder if he killed the man in the middle of 5th Avenue.

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Level 71

Nov 7, 2019

People can die if they sleep in a closed room with an electric fan running ......... this is true, it is also a fact that people can die if they sleep in a closed room without a fan running. People can die anywhere, its a part of life

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Level 40

Jan 27, 2020

Pedro López could get them

Level 72

Nov 29, 2019

#228... sleep well tonight...

Level 68

Jun 8, 2020

I will.

Level 26

Feb 16, 2023

like the dead

Level 82

Oct 28, 2020

I lived in Korea and can confirm the fear of "fan death."

Level 35

Feb 28, 2024

But nowadays almost no one believes it.

Level 66

Feb 13, 2021

Wait. So I can't die if I sleep in a closed room with a fan running?

Level 75

Jun 27, 2021

I always sleep that way and so far I'm immortal.

Level 35

Feb 27, 2021

Wow. Andrew Jackson is savage. For a president, he must've kept that secret for a long time. And I highly doubt that electric fans sell well in South Korea.

Level 67

Mar 5, 2021

About #229

1.Some people tried to commit suicide together in South Korea. They turned on the fan in a closed room, and slept. What happened? One of them woke up in the night, and turned off the fan.

2.And as of today, almost nobody belives that.

3.Some of the Japanese people also belived in that.

4.But it is definately true that you have a very big chance of catching a cold when you sleep with the fan turned on!

Level 71

Aug 13, 2021

The worlds first true 'Fan Club'

Level 69

Sep 18, 2021

According to Wikipedia, López was found guilty of 110 murders, with more confessed to - not just the 53.

Level 68

Oct 6, 2021

Not sure, but I think they are able to confirm only 53. As said before, he's marked insane and his confessions would likely not have been counted.

Level 71

Oct 7, 2021

Every police force is on the lookout for a serial confessor. Clears up all the outstanding crimes and gets without tons of paperwork.

Level 77

Jan 30, 2022

Fun fact about the Canadian flag, based on my memory from Social Studies: The Canadian flag was replaced in 1965 largely because French Canada (Quebec) wasn't too keen on keeping the British as part of the national identity. The government held a write-in flag contest for schools across Canada. They all sucked, apparently, and one of the guys on the committee overseeing the contest just pushed his nephew's flag to the top of the pile. It was a red maple leaf with two blue bars on either side. It looked awful, but the symbolism was nice. So they made it all red and white and Bob's your uncle, the iconic Canadian flag.

Level 33

Mar 22, 2022

if anyone is wondering about #226, it's because France owns a part of South America called French Guiana, kind of like how the USA owns Alaska. French Guiana has a significantly longer border with Brazil than mainland France has with either Spain or Germany.

Level 57

Mar 16, 2024

why is nobody else freaking out about 228!?

Level 60

Apr 18, 2024

Why are you?