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To users in India, Google Maps draws Kashmir as part of India. To users in the rest of the world, it accurately displays it as a disputed region.
542
The Jehovah's Witnesses have predicted that the Biblical end times would arrive in 1878, 1914, 1918, 1925, and 1975.
543
In 2009, a Canadian investor bought the Pontiac Silverdome, former home of the Detroit Lions, for just $583,000.
544
In the United Kingdom, a person can enlist in the armed forces at age 16. But that same person must be 18 years old to purchase the military-themed video game "Call of Duty".
545
The Doolittle Raid was an audacious air raid launched by the U.S. against Tokyo in 1942. Only 50 Japanese people were killed, but the Japanese retaliated by killing 300,000 Chinese people in the region where the American pilots landed.
79 Comments
SirPhilippines
+12
Level 73
Dec 7, 2020
There is not just a four corners in the U.S. (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah) but there is also a four corners in Canada. (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
Baxtergrad
+4
Level 51
Dec 9, 2020
I think people know that by now.
Quizmaster
+32
Level ∞
Dec 13, 2020
I didn't.
Scorebeater
+1
Level 76
Apr 10, 2024
Nor did I
EnlightWolif
+2
Level 51
Feb 13, 2025
qm not knowing something is surprising
MyrmidonPantheon
+1
Level 56
May 12, 2025
Nor did I
hasanabdi
+6
Level 70
Apr 4, 2021
nor did i
Levisek27
+1
Level 55
Nov 9, 2024
I didn't either
friedchickenn
+6
Level 61
Sep 24, 2021
I didn't know that either
Malbaby
+6
Level 70
Oct 4, 2021
I did not know that either.
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
May 31, 2023
I did not know that either.
Fianchetto
+3
Level 78
Sep 11, 2023
Neither did I.
Deathslayer
+3
Level 40
Sep 22, 2023
i didn't know that as well!
Maggiejo
+2
Level 68
Dec 25, 2023
I also didn't know.
LegoBuilderOne
+3
Level 55
Apr 7, 2025
I also didn't not not know.
WOFfan21
+1
Level 62
Jul 17, 2025
I did not.
Broseph
+1
Level 51
Aug 30, 2025
Wasn't aware either
rkwp
+1
Level 44
Sep 13, 2025
Didn’t know that :)
teggy
+1
Level 62
Dec 11, 2025
I didn't know that
SirPhilippines
+4
Level 73
Dec 7, 2020
Kongo Gumi, a construction company, is the oldest in the world, founded in 578 AD.
Malbaby
+4
Level 70
Oct 4, 2021
When was it losted?
IsleAuHaulte
+6
Level 92
Dec 24, 2021
After the Japanese swore they set it down next to the door.
Sagaris
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Level 68
Dec 7, 2020
Since the Earth isn't a perfect sphere, Mt. Everest isn't actually the closest point on our planet to space - that record goes to Ecuador's Mt. Chimborazo.

https://www.farandwide.com/s/amazing-geography-facts-d9d661749cad43df

Sagaris
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Level 68
Dec 10, 2020
If Jupiter got any more massive, it would actually get smaller. Additional mass would actually make the planet more dense, which would cause it to start pulling it in on itself.

https://www.universetoday.com/15182/interesting-facts-about-jupiter/

Sagaris
+3
Level 68
Dec 10, 2020
Despite only being 2.4% of Canada's size, Uganda has over three million more inhabitants.
1fortuvalu
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Level 39
Oct 2, 2022
The least densely populated province (Govi Altai) of the least densely populated country (Mongolia)) has a population density of of less than half a person per square kilometer. The least densely populated Sum (region or district) of Govi Altai (Altai) has only got a population density barely over a tenth of a person per square kilometer. Meanwhile, Larvotto, one of the wards of Monaco has a population density of 24563 people per square km.
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 92
Oct 13, 2022
That depends on how the thickness of the atmosphere is measured. Chimborazo is certainly further from the mean center of the Earth than Everest.
JetPunker180
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Level 54
Dec 9, 2020
It was planned to destroy Eiffel tower after 20 years but it wasn't destroyed because they use it as radio tower.
SirPhilippines
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Level 73
Dec 9, 2020
Yeah, I thought so, another fact is that the Eiffel Tower was built for a fair, not a landmark in Paris.
angrobper14
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Level 86
Mar 16, 2021
Furthermore, it wasn't quite likely by several artists of the moment (of construction).

One of them, Guy de Maupassant, hated it so much he use to eat lunch in the restaurant at the tower's base, because it was the only place where his lunch wouldn't be ruined by the view of "that useless, monstrous, hateful column of bolted seet metal".

turnbacktwo
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Level 46
Dec 9, 2020
Ikea stands for it's founders initials Ingvar Kamprad E stands for Elmaryd the farm that he grew up in and A stands for Agunnaryd the town that he lived in
Baxtergrad
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Level 51
Dec 9, 2020
Not true.
eppek
+2
Level 69
Dec 10, 2020
Look it up.
turnbacktwo
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Level 46
Dec 10, 2020
I did and I am correct. Grandoldman copy this https://www.dictionary.com/e/acronyms/ikea/#:~:text=IKEA%20is%20the%20name%20of%20a%20popular%20Scandinavian-founded%2C,founder%20grew%20up%29%2C%20and%20Agunnaryd%20%28the%20founder%27s%20hometown%29.
Baxtergrad
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Level 51
Dec 10, 2020
Dang, you's right. I was confusing it with something else. Can't remember what exactly, but it was the name of the founder, his farm where he grew up, and hometown.
turnbacktwo
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Level 46
Dec 10, 2020
oops I spelt Elmtaryd wrong
JetPunker180
+2
Level 54
Dec 10, 2020
The arrow below Amazon logo represent that all a-z things are available on Amazon
Baxtergrad
+1
Level 51
Dec 11, 2020
Source? Sorry, but I gotta.
Quizmaster
+22
Level ∞
Dec 13, 2020
I thought it was a self-portrait of Jeff Bezos.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Dec 24, 2021
Ouch.

But funny.

mundidades
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Level 46
Dec 10, 2020
The city of Shanghai (Not the province) has a surface area of approximately 3,750 sq km. It is larger than 29 actual countries.
mundidades
+1
Level 46
Dec 10, 2020
The prefecture-city of Hulun Buir, in China is the largest in the world by area. 101,913 sq mi, surpassing 87 countries, although having a population of 2.549 million.
ChineseChen
+1
Level 70
Dec 10, 2020
There are some that are bigger but you might not classify them as cities.
Baxtergrad
+3
Level 51
Dec 11, 2020
No, it's far from largest. For example Nagqu, in Tibet, clocks in at 450,537 square kilometers.
TheLocalMilkMan
+5
Level 43
Dec 10, 2020
544 is the same as Americans being able to get a gun at 18 but is only able to drink at age 21
Baxtergrad
+2
Level 51
Dec 11, 2020
Not really.
Nathaniel
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Level 77
Dec 12, 2020
If we are refering to the extent of weirdness, then #544 is equal to Americans being aloud to get a gun at all.
Leafsnationguy
+1
Level 56
Apr 21, 2026
But Nathaniel, what about the 2nd
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Dec 13, 2020
In the Vietnam War era, many states lowered the drinking age in recognition of the absurdity that young men were being asked to kill and die in Vietnam but couldn't even buy beer. This was generally reversed in the 1980s, but teenagers could still buy alcohol in Louisiana until 1995.
JetPunker180
+1
Level 54
Dec 11, 2020
It is illegal to have three babies in China.
ChineseChen
+8
Level 70
Dec 11, 2020
My grandfather had 9 siblings.
Minecraftyoshi2
+1
Level 57
May 10, 2025
I can't believe they would ban triplets
Nathaniel
+4
Level 77
Dec 12, 2020
An idea for #545: The word "uppsala" means "oops" in German and is also a large city in Sweden. (source) Translated the last paragraph reads: The name Uppsala is occasionally used in German as an exclamation in the event of a mishap or a surprise, but it has been largely replaced by the English "oops" in recent decades.
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Dec 12, 2020
The first carrots were purple. They were bred to be orange merely to honor William of Orange. (source)
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Dec 13, 2020
Orange carrots were around long before the Dutch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot#History

KingEureka
+3
Level 63
Dec 13, 2020
India fought on both sides during World War 2. The Indian National Army was allied to Japan, while the British Indian Army fought for the Allies.
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
May 31, 2023
Not really, that was just Bose
MyrmidonPantheon
+1
Level 56
May 12, 2025
But it was called the Indian National Army.
JWatson24
+8
Level 71
Dec 13, 2020
Not an interesting fact, but I can't believe I've never heard about the Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign (the name for the operation mentioned in fact #545) until today. I really wish that American history curricula gave Japanese war crimes more attention. Some of the things they did make even the Nazis seem tame by comparison.
Baxtergrad
+7
Level 51
Dec 13, 2020
Unfortunately, Japan was only one of many countries to do unspeakable things to people in colonies...
bkemp2001
+4
Level 60
Feb 19, 2021
"In 2009, a Canadian investor bought the Pontiac Silverdome, former home of the Detroit Lions, for just $583,000." This investor has won exactly as many playoff games as the Detroit Lions since then.
Komodo
+1
Level 22
Mar 21, 2021
#544 fact is messed up
friedchickenn
+2
Level 61
Apr 7, 2021
On fact #541 I'm pretty sure that it also shows Kashmir belonging to China and Pakistan in their respective nations as well as doing this with many other border disputes.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 7, 2021
Hard to say. I don't have a VPN which supports Pakistan or China so I can't check.
MyrmidonPantheon
+2
Level 56
Mar 20, 2025
I think Kashmir is very much an integral part of India. I mean, if people say Crimea is Ukrainian, then Kashmir is Indian.

It has been illegally occupied by Pakistan and China.

Also, if you want to be specific, then you should also consider a lot of Eastern Ukraine to be Russian.

SWATkun
+3
Level 59
May 13, 2021
Yup it does.

Also in India there's a law which forbids drawing or the creation of Maps which doesn't depicts the whole Kashmir as a Part of India. I had to bring down a lot of my Maps which followed the International borders on my Instagram Mapping Page as users complaint and threatened to sue me.

Here's the law National Map Policy 2017

Xoocit
+1
Level 55
Dec 19, 2022
I am pretty sure I was one of them💀
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Oct 31, 2023
One of the annoying complainers that harass people for a few pixels on their maps?
MyrmidonPantheon
+2
Level 56
May 12, 2025
A few Pixels? PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) is now a hub of terrorism. Most terrorist attacks in India are based there. Also, it is just 'claimed' by Pakistan. It aint officially theirs IG.
JetPunker180
+1
Level 54
Oct 29, 2025
No, in Pakistan, it is showed disputed(the ground reality).
friedchickenn
+1
Level 61
May 13, 2021
neat
Freestatebear
+2
Level 88
Mar 1, 2022
Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body, then: "Stay alive til '75!"

JW Governing Body, now: "Just because we were wrong before, doesn't mean our next wild guess will be wrong too!"

ShievaAndGolly
+4
Level 60
Mar 8, 2022
In Pakistan, it shows Kashmir as Pakistani, and in China, it shows the parts that China claims as Chinese.
khizerbaijan
+3
Level 53
Apr 23, 2022
No, it still shows it as disputed on google maps for Pakistan
MyrmidonPantheon
+1
Level 56
May 12, 2025
Nope. It doesnt.
MyrmidonPantheon
+1
Level 56
May 12, 2025
Also, China shows Arunachal Pradesh as a part of China.
NeirolVeritas
+1
Level 35
May 27, 2025
For 541, didn't Google use the same idea for the Gulf of *not trying to insult either party* Mexico/America?
NeirolVeritas
+1
Level 35
May 27, 2025
In the US, it says Gulf of America, in Mexico, it says Gulf of Mexico, and everywhere else it says Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).
Pontiac
+1
Level 62
Aug 8, 2025
Randomly finding a fact that has Pontiac in it 😂
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