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Interesting Facts - Page 221
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In February 2025, Nicaragua amended its constitution so that Daniel Ortega's wife could officially become "co-President".
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The island of Java has more people than Russia.
1103
Ancient and medieval Europeans believed in Cynocephali, a race of dog-headed humans who were thought to live in India or other far away places.
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We are living in the golden age of giant statues. Of the twenty largest statues in the world, all have all been built since 1967, mostly in the 21st century. The largest of all, a 182 meter statue in India, was completed in 2018.
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The Brittanic, one of the two sister ships of the Titanic, also sank. It was serving as a hospital ship during WWI when it struck a German naval mine. Six survivors of the Titanic were aboard the Brittanic at the time, of whom five survived.
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Credit @Scythebrine for 1102.
Credit @PontiacLover for 1105.
FYI, QM, PontiacLover’s new username is Pontiac
"The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres (597 feet), ... in the state of Gujarat, India. It depicts Indian politician and independence activist [Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel] (1875–1950), who was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India. Patel played a significant role in the political integration of India."
basically he (among other things) helped get all the princely states into the country