Interesting Facts - Page 124

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Olympic gold medals are 92.5% silver.

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There are six uninhabited communes in France. They were destroyed during WWI and are still maintained as administrative subdivisions for memorial reasons. They even have mayors.

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Monaco is well-known for its Monte Carlo casino. At the same time, gambling is illegal for Monaco's citizens.

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The Madagascar Plan was a proposal by Nazi Germany to forcibly relocate European Jews to the island of Madagascar. The plan was ditched in 1942.

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During the Continuation War between the USSR and Finland, there was a serious proposal to evacuate Finns to the U.S. state of Alaska.

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Feb 16, 2021

All facts on this page credit of Pullasorsa.

Level 42

Feb 16, 2021

Are my facts enough https://www.jetpunk.com/users/turnbacktwo/blog/interesting-facts-page-1

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Feb 16, 2021

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the English Dictionary

Level 45

Feb 16, 2021

Winnipeg is closer to Southern tip of Texas than it is to St. Johns, Newfoundland!

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Feb 16, 2021

You already posted them. No spam please.

Level 51

Feb 16, 2021

Sokh is an Uzbek enclave that is 99% Tajik, 0.7% Kyrgyz, and 0.3% Uzbek.

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Feb 28, 2021

within Kyrgyzstan, right?

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Aug 25, 2022

They should just give it to Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan

Level 51

Feb 16, 2021

The Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik border looks like this Source: RealLifeLore Youtube

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Feb 16, 2021

Already sorta covered in #537:

"European colonial powers have been criticized for creating country borders by drawing straight lines on a map, ignoring complicated ethnic divisions. But what would happen if you drew the borders differently? The answer is Kyrgyzstan, whose long and ridiculously convoluted borders were drawn based on ethnic divisions. Unfortunately, the results have not been encouraging, with endless border disputes between Kyrgyzstan and its neighbors."

Level 51

Feb 16, 2021

Oh!

Level 51

Feb 16, 2021

It seems like I was on THIS page on the EXACT time that you commented!

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Feb 16, 2021

Indeed.

Level 51

Feb 16, 2021

😄

Level 52

Feb 16, 2021

The Italian Parliament has the third-most members of any national legislature in the world. Source: Wikipedia

Level 52

Feb 16, 2021

Also, Equatorial Guinea's parliament is larger than Peru's, and Belize's Parliament is larger than the UAE's.

Once again, my source is Wikipedia.

Level 52

Feb 16, 2021

Last fact: China's Congress (2,980 members) is so large you could fit the British Parliament (1,443 members), American Congress (535 members), Indian Parliament (790 members), and Belgium's Parliament (210 members) inside and still have room left over.

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Feb 16, 2021

And yet, despite the large size of China's congress, they exert almost no influence whatsoever, merely existing to rubber stamp decisions that have already been made by the people who really matter.

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Feb 17, 2021

Quite true.