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Interesting Facts - Page 237
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In Slovakia, the most common family name is "Horváth" which means "person from Croatia".
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In the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, any member of the Sejm (legislature) could use the "Liberum veto" to end a legislative session, nullifying any legislation which had already been passed. This idiotic rule is considered a major cause of the downfall of the commonwealth, as foreign powers bribed corrupt Sejm members to grind all activity to a halt.
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In comic books, there's not only a Captain America, but also a Captain Britain and a Captain Canuck. There's also Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) and Captain Marvel (DC comics), the latter of whom battles the evil Captain Nazi.
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Thanks to the movie "Home Alone", Kevin was the most popular name for boys born in Germany in 1991. For this reason, the trend of giving your kids exotic, foreign names is known in Germany as Kevinismus (Kevinism).
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The Suneung is an exam in South Korea used to determine college admittance. It's serious business. On the day of exam, offices open late so that the roads will be clear for students to get to the exam location. Construction work is stopped. Traffic around test centers is blocked. And during the audio portion of the exam, no planes are allowed to take off or land nationwide!
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In the 1932 election, Wilkinson County, Georgia, unanimously voted for FDR
Connecticut,Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Maryland, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Dakota
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During the production of the movie Home Alone, the fake 1920s gangster movie “Angels with Filthy Souls”, which Kevin watched and used to scare the burglars, the film crew dedicated an entire day to shooting it, making it as authentic as possible to films from that period. -In2restingFacts
Since electrons transmit data on the internet, technically, the internet has weight. A 2010 study estimated that all these electrons add up to about 50 grams, or about the weight of a strawberry. -KiloNova
A coal power plant generates more radiation than a nuclear power plant. -Xtrordinary
In 1972, ‘73, and ‘74, more bicycles were sold in the US than cars. -In2restingFacts
Only one package labelled as a diplomatic package has ever been stolen. The package in question was actually a full piano, and it was stolen in 1919 from a railway station in Bulgaria while the deliveryman was sleeping. -McKenzieFam
Wheeled suitcases were invented in 1972, three years after humanity first walked on the moon. -Pontiac
Big Bird almost joined the Challenger mission to influence kids to have an interest in space, but the costume was too big to fit in the shuttle. If the plan had followed through, millions of kids would have seen him explode with the ship. -Pontiac
In Japan, it is the law that every married couple must have the same surname. If current rates continue, by the year 2531, everyone in Japan will have the same surname: Sato. The study proposed a new naming system, but the names would all still converge to Sato by the year 3310. -Xtrordinary
Malaysia's anthem wasn't written, but rathen chosen out: when the Sultan of Perak went to visit Queen Victoria, they were asked what their anthem was, but the Sultan didn't want to admit that they didn't have an anthem. To avoid embarrassing the country, the Sultan's assistant whistled a popular tune from the Seychelles, saying that it was their anthem. In 1957, when Malaysia became independent, the tune was adopted as the official and current anthem. -BautyArg
Quote: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
-Union General John Sedgwick, moments before he was shot and killed by Confederate soldiers. -CambodianQuizzer
In 2014, a man sued the restaurant chain Au Bon Pain, demanding $2 undecillion, or $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, in damages. The case was dismissed by the court as frivolous. For comparison, the total global wealth is estimated to be around $450 trillion, or $450,000,000,000,000. Au Bon Pain would need the money from around 2.2 sextillion Earths to pay off the bill. -DixonTiconderoga
Liechtenstein is the only European monarchy which still uses the Salic Law (~500 AD) to regulate succession to the throne. -Lindwyrm
The Taliban are building a highway through the Wakhan Corridor, connecting much of the Middle East and Europe to China, and this can influence trade worldwide, creating a new Silk Road