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According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are 3,899,864 people in the United States who have a last name that is not shared by anyone else in the country.

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Art competitions were part of the Olympics from 1912–1948. Monaco won its only Olympic medal in architecture.

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Large powers weren't the only European countries to have overseas colonies. Courland and Semigallia, a small duchy in modern-day Latvia, had colonies in Gambia and Tobago.

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On the shores of the Caspian Sea, the city of Baku lies 28 meters (92 ft) below sea level. Along with Amsterdam, it is the only national capital that is below sea level.

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Televisions were banned in Bhutan until the year 1999.

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Feb 16, 2021

Credit Pullasorsa for 607–610.

Level 43

Feb 16, 2021

What about now? (606)

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Feb 16, 2021

Who knows, have to wait for the next census to tell us.

Level 86

Mar 16, 2021

Do you realized that the whole process got thrown a wrench by a certain disease, right?

Level 52

Dec 7, 2022

@angrobper14 do YOU realize it was a virus, right?

Level 71

Feb 16, 2021

Question about 606: Does that include people whose families have unique last names? Like where only their family has that last name and no other family? Or is it solely individuals who have unique last names that even their families don't have? I wouldn't have trouble believing the former, but the latter would be rather surprising.

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Feb 16, 2021

Honestly, I don't know!

Level 72

Feb 16, 2021

It could be because of double-barreled names. My surname is double-barreled and to the best of my knowledge the only other person in the world who has it is closely related to me.

Level 71

Feb 17, 2021

Could be.

Level 79

Mar 20, 2022

I'm sure some of them are also people who legally changed their names, and therefore don't share a name with their family members.

Level 73

Feb 16, 2021

Between 1808 and 1821, the capital of the Kingdom of Portugal was located in Rio de Janeiro

Level 43

Feb 18, 2021

Correct, when the Royal Family fled to Brazil, after a conflict with France, many privileges passed to Rio de Janeiro, and this helped Brazil to achieve independence. At the time, it was the Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves, and Rio became the Portuguese capital, until independence.

Level 60

Feb 19, 2021

True

Level 73

Feb 16, 2021

Makati City and Pasig, Philippines has more selfies taken here than Manhattan per 100,000 people with Makati and Pasig being 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people, than Manhattan which is 202 selfie-takers per 100,000 people. To see the stats, go here.

Level 51

Jun 15, 2021

monowi nebraska has like 10m per 100k people

Level 92

Feb 10, 2023

There's a town about 20 miles from me that has an official census population of 1. I think I'll go up there and upload 1,000s of selfies.

Level 81

Feb 16, 2021

Could any of my facts make it?

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Feb 16, 2021

Yes! Very well done.

Level 46

Feb 16, 2021

Regarding 610 Bhutan didn't have telephones until the late 70's so it probably sounds true.

Level 92

Jul 5, 2021

They also gave out Olympic medals for literature. The crowd was even more silent than during gymnastics.

Level 90

Sep 4, 2022

According to this, Courland and Semigallia also had a colony on the Gold Coast (Ghana).

Level 80

Aug 18, 2023

610: The same year, Bhutan produced its first ever movie about monks who try to obtain a TV to watch the 1998 World Cup. It's about Tibetans in India though. It's called The Cup.

Level 50

Apr 24, 2024

While 607 is true, the IOC does not currently recognise those competitions and their winners are no longer considered as Olympic champions. This means that, according to the IOC, Monaco has never won an Olympic medal.