Interesting Facts - Page 169

From 1984 to 1994, South Africa had a tricameral parliament separated by race: white, Indian, and coloured (mixed race). In practice, the white chamber held most of the power. Blacks, despite being the majority of the population, were not represented.

The Bishop of Orlando once jokingly claimed to be the Bishop of the Moon – and he may be right. Under canon law, newly found territories are the property of the diocese from where the expedition departed, in this case Apollo 11.

Since the year 2000, at least five former Presidents of Peru have been jailed following their term in office.

In 2015, El Salvador had the world's highest murder rate at 103 per 100,000 people. In 2019, a new President was elected: Nayib Bukele. Bukele suspended civil liberties, built a giant prison, and imprisoned tens of thousands of gang members mostly without trial. As of 2023, El Salvador's murder rate has fallen by over 95% and is now below that of the United States. Despite criticism of his methods, Bukele's approval rate stands at 87%.

Before Neptune was discovered in 1846, its existence was inferred from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus.