Interesting Facts - Page 84

416

The entire state of Wyoming only has two escalators.

417

In 2012, Liechtensteiners voted on whether to abolish the Prince's right to veto any popular initiative. In a landslide victory, the citizens voted to keep the status quo. They really seem to have confidence in their monarch.

418

Don't eat bats. Ebola, SARS, Marburg virus, and possibly Covid-19 are all thought to have originally come from bats.

419

During WWII, 33% of American prisoners of war who fell into Japanese hands did not survive the end of the war. This compares to just 1.19% who died being held by the Germans.

420

According to a Gallup poll, at the height of the "hippie" movement in 1969 only 4% of Americans had ever tried marijuana.

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Mar 20, 2020

Thanks to Gassu for facts 410-417.

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Mar 20, 2020

POW survival rates in WWII varied by huge amounts. The worst off were Soviets captured by the Germans, who died in vast numbers, and even when they were freed after the war were often executed or sent to labor camps by their own government for the "crime" of surrendering.

At the other extreme, 99.97% of Germans captured by the British survived to the end of the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war#World_War_II

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Apr 12, 2020

In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill.

Level 79

Apr 12, 2020

I wonder what the percentage is for Germans captured by the Canadians. I heard that they were treated so well, many refused to leave Canada at the end of the war. Something like that.

Level 79

Jul 27, 2020

I believe you mean cities razed*. Also I thought Germany had some of the world's most advanced and developed infrastructure.

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Feb 23, 2022

German POWs sent to the US liked it so much--it was so huge and people were so friendly in the South they brought sandwiches to prisoners at train stations/stops--many returned legally through the immigration processes after the war to become Americans.

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Jul 23, 2020

Russian prisoners who were liberated and brought to the US prior to the war's end rioted when they were told they were being sent back to Russia. They were then fed soup that was drugged to make them sleep. When they awoke their ship was at sea and the prisoners were under heavy guard.

Level 71

Aug 19, 2020

Please state source of this statement.

Level 71

Mar 20, 2020

Might want to change "coronavirus" to "COVID-19." I realize now they're basically synonymous but SARS is also technically a coronavirus so calling it COVID is more accurate.

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Apr 9, 2020

I'd have to change it to SARS-CoV-2 to be accurate. Coronavirus is the colloquial name. It's fine.

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May 20, 2020

At least remove SARS and keep Coronavirus.

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May 25, 2020

https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus-bat-soup

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May 25, 2020

@mightythor. That article is engaging in sophistry. The claim appears to be "people didn't get Coronavirus from eating bats, they got it from viruses mixing in places where bats were being sold for human consumption". If people never ate bats, there's a good chance we wouldn't be in this mess.

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Jul 31, 2020

Just change it to the Chinese Virus

Level 57

Sep 9, 2020

Or, more specifically, the CCP virus - that august body was directly responsible for the whole mess.

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Jan 23, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus. We say Coronavirus colloquially. And COVID-19 is the name of the day disease.

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Mar 22, 2020

About 217: Wow! Such a vote of confidence! Guess there are many guys (not just politicians) all over the world that can only dream with that level of confidence.

About 218: Seriously, China seems like that SpongeBob meme of the old man ("How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?")

Level 79

Apr 5, 2020

Don't you mean 417 and 418?

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Jun 26, 2020

Level 67

Sep 8, 2021

IIRC, they only voted yes because the royals have so much wealth in the country, that taking it from the businesses would be disastrous for the economy.

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Aug 26, 2023

If you compare the amount of times eating bats have caused negative effects to the total amount of bats eaten, it's probably not that drastic.

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Mar 23, 2020

3 interesting facts about canada

1. Canada has a town called Adanac, which is Canada spelled backwards

2. Canada is the largest country in the world with only one border

3. The northernmost town in the world, Alert, is located in Canada

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Jan 22, 2023

2a. Canada is the largest country in the world that borders 2 countries (Denmark and the US) and has 3 borders (Alaska, Continental USA, Hans Island).

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Mar 9, 2023

Territories like Hans aren’t generally recognized on JetPunk quizzes (and facts)

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Oct 19, 2023

yeah but this comment was made when canada didnt border denmark

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Mar 31, 2020

Of course, the obvious question for 417 is what would happen if the electorate voted to remove the prince's right to veto, and he vetoed the result...

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Jun 23, 2020

It depends how secret was the ballot, I would not want to be seen voting against big-brother..... would you?

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Level 72

Apr 5, 2020

Fact #420, year '69. Nice

Level 58

Aug 14, 2021

If he thought of that himself he deserves a round of applause.

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Apr 5, 2020

Pretty sure Wyoming has two sets of escalators, not just two individual ones.

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Apr 12, 2020

Does anybody know specifically where these escalators are situated?

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Jun 1, 2021

I believe both are in Casper

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Aug 4, 2020

Wyoming has 2 escalators and each is paired with a de-escalator.

Level 71

Dec 30, 2020

If descending they are called 'rotalacses'

Level 60

Aug 26, 2023

Wouldn't that be srotalacse?

Level 67

Oct 21, 2021

The atlantic has an article from 2013 that seems to confirm that there are only two pairs of escalators in WY, so maybe they have built some more?

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Apr 9, 2020

Re 418, coronavirus should be corrected to Covid-19. There is a whole family of corona viruses which include the aforementioned SARS.

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Apr 9, 2020

Covid-19 isn't a virus. It's the disease which is caused by the virus named SARS-CoV-2. Isn't nitpicking fun?

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Apr 13, 2020

Corona viruses have indeed been around a long, long time to anyone paying attention. Lysol has been advertising for years it kills corona virus on contact. "No cure for the common cold" can be partly attributed to a major cause of the common cold, corona virus. Just because people are acting like they've never heard of it before...well they have, thousands of times. They just don't remember, like adults claiming "Well, they never taught us that in school..."

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Aug 13, 2021

'Quizmaster' wins the 'Golden Nitpick Award' for April 2020... Congratulations.

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Sep 27, 2021

LOL!

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Level 32

May 17, 2020

Ok, so who ever decided to put the marijuana fact on number 420 is an absolute genius

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Oct 10, 2020

how have I never noticed that, I've been shown that fact a dozen times underneath quizzes but yet... aaaAAAAAAAAAA

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Dec 12, 2020

Kudos to QM!

Level 74

Dec 12, 2020

Anybody else tempted to go see what #69 is?

Level 74

Dec 12, 2020

Nvm it's something about Monopoly.

Level 59

Aug 29, 2020

frick bats

Level 29

Sep 3, 2020

Maybe change coronavirus to covid-19

Level 66

Oct 26, 2020

They can also carry Rabies one of the most deadly diseas out there.

Level 74

Dec 12, 2020

Wyoming has escalators, who would have thought.

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Jan 8, 2021

why would u eat a bat :/

Level 60

Aug 26, 2023

Why would you eat anything?

Level 74

Jan 15, 2021

Wyoming has as many escalators as Senators, one of the two should change, I'm not sure which?

Level 85

Mar 10, 2021

What English speakers need the advice in #418? Ozzy Osbourne?

Level 48

Jun 12, 2021

one escalator for each of their population, it matches up to me

Level 52

Jun 15, 2021

interestingly wyoming has the most escalators per capita, at 1 million per 100k

Level 63

Aug 31, 2021

You don't have to eat a bat to contract a virus from it. It's often a third party that brings it to humans. That carrier may even be the one who makes it contagious for humans. The movie Contagion seems so real now.

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Sep 27, 2022

For #420, probably not an accurate statement. In 1969, only 4% of Americans polled were willing to admit to a pollster that they had tried marijuana. Actual numbers would almost certainly be much higher than this.