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When transliterated into English, all Japanese words end in a vowel or the letter N.

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In 1936, King George V was euthanized by his doctors, who did not consult his family. The lead physician wrote that he wanted the King's death to appear in the morning papers, rather than the "less appropriate" evening papers.

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It's not just kings that are euthanized by their doctors. In 2007–08, 16.5 percent of deaths in Britain came about after continuous deep sedation.

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In 2020, due to Covid, there were 13% fewer miles driven in the U.S. than in 2019. Despite this, traffic fatalities increased by 8%.

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Children are more likely to be born male than female. In the absence of any human intervention, about 1.06 boys will be born for every girl.

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Level 51

Mar 2, 2021

#first

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Level 51

Mar 2, 2021

The U.S. language Patwin has only 1 speaker left. [1]

The Papua New Guinea language of Central Rokota has only 11 letters in its alphabet, the smallest in the world. [2]

Khmer has the longest alphabet, at 74 letters [3]

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Level 65

Mar 2, 2021

Just so you know, there are a lot of languages with only 1 speaker left.

Level 51

Mar 2, 2021

That was the only one I found with 1 speaker with a page on Wikipedia.

Level 63

Mar 2, 2021

The least densely populated country in the world is Mongolia, the most densely populated territory in the world is Macau, just one country away. The least densely populated territory is Greenland, and the most populated country is Monaco, just about two countries away.

Level 47

Mar 3, 2021

Monaco is NOT more populated than China. I think you mean population density.

Level 63

Mar 5, 2021

Yeah that’s what I meant

Level 67

Jan 6, 2022

Since when is Monaco "two countries away" from Greenland? You have to cross the whole Atlantic, going through either Iceland or Ireland, in which you then have to go across to Britain, or skip over there and travel over the English Channel to France, and then you can get to Monaco on the other side. Saying that is like saying that the Bahamas are "two countries away" from Venezuela.

Level 70

Mar 30, 2022

Greenland is part of Denmark. Denmark borders Germany. Germany borders France. France borders Monaco. Two countries away. @EytanMelech

Level 69

Sep 30, 2022

But even by that logic it's three countries away?

Denmark > Germany > France > Monaco

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Level 52

Mar 3, 2021

The word "Guinea-Bissau" is supposed to be used in the same light as "Congo-Brazzaville"

Level 57

Mar 4, 2021

Yep

Level 43

Mar 4, 2021

Or Congo-Kinshasa

Level 65

Mar 5, 2021

Me no get

Level 63

Mar 16, 2021

Like country-capital

Level 55

Mar 5, 2021

Mauritus is a full Democarcy, while the US is a flawed democracy

Level 67

Jan 6, 2022

The United States is a representative democracy, a republic.

Level 65

Mar 5, 2021

To follow up to NeilVedwan I think (credit it to him, not me) Iowa is bigger than New York.

Level 43

Mar 5, 2021

Weird, but true

Level 43

Mar 5, 2021

Charles Osborne had a sobbing crisis that lasted for 69 years. It started in 1922, and only stopped when he was 97 years old.

If all the people in the world lived as an average inhabitant of the United States, it would take resources from 4.5 planets like ours.

The skin of a poisonous golden frog has enough toxins to kill 100 people.

Cats can not feel sweet flavors.

Most of the toilets in Hong Kong use sea water. This happens in order to conserve as much as possible the small amount of fresh water that is available.

Level 53

Jul 4, 2022

I thought it was 68 years and hiccuping, not 69 years and sobbing, but very similar.

Level 42

Mar 5, 2021

World war 1 started by a sandwich

Level 42

Mar 5, 2021

african dust can reach Florida

Level 42

Mar 5, 2021

1 carribean country has a railway

Level 42

Mar 5, 2021

The Philippines archipelago has 175 languages

Level 65

Mar 5, 2021

Source? And it can't be "bestoflifefacts" or whatnot.

Level 42

Mar 5, 2021

Look below

Level 52

Mar 5, 2021

Explain

Level 65

Mar 5, 2021

Not really. The cause WASN'T some fight over a sandwich, Princip (the assassinator) was buying a sandwich on he same road Franz's car was being turned around to.

Level 42

Mar 5, 2021

https://historyofyesterday.com/5-historical-facts-that-sound-too-impossible-to-believe-f21b60646367#:~:text=5%20Historical%20Facts%20That%20Sound%20Too%20Impossible%20to,century%20and%20the%20WWII.%20...%20More%20items...%20

Level 65

Mar 5, 2021

"that sounds too impossible to believe"

Level 52

Mar 5, 2021

Yeah. First of all, the site is not what I'd call an accurate source. Second, the sandwich had little to do with anything. And third, the article later admits the sandwich thing may or may not be true.

Level 51

Mar 5, 2021

The U.S. states of Connecticut, Kentucky, California, and Colorado all claim to have made the cheeseburger. The source is Wikipedia.

Level 52

Mar 5, 2021

I stick with it being North Korea.

Level 65

Mar 5, 2021

No, it is obviously Nagorno-Karabakh who invented it.

Level 43

Mar 7, 2021

Everyone agrees that is Abkhasia

Level 61

Mar 23, 2021

no everybody knows its the Aland islands!

Level 60

Apr 7, 2021

Duh! Aliens done it!

Level 44

Dec 17, 2022

Nope, it was totally a black hole

Level 48

May 10, 2023

Actually, it’s Palau

Level 63

Mar 19, 2024

Can I clinch the argument and say

CYPRUS

Level 45

Apr 18, 2024

it is of course Sealand!

Level 51

Mar 5, 2021

The countries of Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Egypt have a dispute... a dispute of the origin of Hummus. This has gone so far that the Lebanese government petitioned the EU to label it as a food from Lebanon. Lebanon also sued the Israelis for the "infringement of food-copyright laws". Source: the BBC

Level 67

Jan 6, 2022

Reminds me of the argument over who invented knafeh.

Level 42

Mar 5, 2021

their is a city in Oklahoma called Broken Arrow

Level 74

Mar 5, 2021

Maybe the answer to this is somewhere on this page, but how often are interesting facts added?

Level 52

Mar 5, 2021

Whenever the QM feels like it

Level 55

Mar 5, 2021

There is a city called Smartt in Tennessee, but the peoples who created this city apparently can't spell smart enough......

Level 46

May 10, 2021

is 639 due to all the people wearing masks in their cars which blocks their vision and causes them to crash?

Level 59

May 16, 2021

I would assume no. Like what? no

I mean like wearing a mask only blocks a small portion of your vision and only in your bottom peripheral. If there's a car in that part of your vision I'd say it's too late anyways.

Level 85

Jun 28, 2021

I think it was a result of people going out on typically crowded roads that were, for a brief period, nearly empty. Many drivers couldn't resist the urge to "step on it" and go screaming down the road at speeds our Driver's Ed teachers would not approve of!

Level 89

Aug 23, 2021

Around here last year it was rampant drugged driving while everyone was hanging out taking a very long paid vacation while the working taxpayers bought everything for them, including their drugs.

Level 59

Aug 18, 2021

636 is a bit ambiguous, because it doesn't matter if it's transliterated from english or not - all japanese words end in a vowel or N.

Level 59

Nov 15, 2021

You could argue that Japanese words written in Japanese never end in the letter N because there is no letter N in the Japanese writing system

Level 67

Jan 6, 2022

I believe they are talking about the final letter, ん". Semantics asside, it is still "n". N-ness is a concept, not a language-specific idea. That's like saying that the Russian н isn't an N.

Level 75

Jul 20, 2023

One could say they end with a vowel or the sound N, maybe? In either case, they're not transliterated into English (a language) but into the Latin alphabet (a writing system).

Level 67

Nov 23, 2021

Maybe when translated into latin characters?

Level 89

Dec 12, 2021

Are you trying to beat out Kevin for a Dundie Award?

Level 40

Sep 2, 2022

Kamikaze?

Level 60

Oct 25, 2023

It ends with ‘ee’

Level 82

Jun 7, 2022

639 seems suspicious. Are we sure that Florida wasn't just counting anyone who died of COVID within 20 miles of a major highway as a "traffic fatality?"

Level 35

Jun 26, 2022

640 i knew i was normal :)

Level 36

Jan 9, 2023

If Pinocchio said :"My nose will grow now.", what will happen?

Explanation: He said his nose will grow, then it wouldn't. But that means he lied. So it would grow. But then he told the truth, his nose did grow...

Level 85

Jun 21, 2023

Re 638: Is there a reasonable distinction to be made between receiving a lethal dose of painkillers and receiving enough painkillers to avoid spending one's final days in agonizing pain?

If not, then maybe I'll take up base jumping.

Level 83

Apr 29, 2024

The distinction is you're unlikely to receive #2. If the goal is to just dull pain, they'll stop at safe levels even if you're still in pain. Not a medical professional though