Interesting Facts - Page 46

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France's longest land border is with Brazil.
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Canada's maple leaf flag was not introduced until 1965. Before then, its official flag was the flag of the United Kingdom and its de-facto flag was the Canadian Red Ensign.
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Pedro López is a serial killer known as the "Monster of the Andes". He killed at least 53 people and possibly as many as 300. Due to sentencing restrictions, he was released after only 14 years in Ecuadorian prison. He was then committed to a Colombian insane asylum but was let go after 1 year. His current whereabouts are unknown.
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In South Korea, it is a common belief that people can die if they sleep in a closed room with an electric fan running.
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U.S. President Andrew Jackson once killed a man in a duel.
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Level 45
Apr 11, 2019
Well Andrew Jackson had 103 duels, so it's not too far fetched for President Jackson to kill a man!
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Level ∞
Apr 12, 2019
Seems impossible that he fought 103 duels unless both he and all the people he fought against were terrible shots.
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Level 85
May 30, 2019
This is taken from the link provided by BishnuMcGee:

"He challenged his foes to duels — more than 100 of them (one opponent even died!). However, for the most part, people would stand and fire their gun in the air or purposefully miss their opponent, making the duel more about a test of courage when one’s honor was at stake or their reputation was threatened"

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Level 63
Sep 1, 2023
He aims his pistol at the sky!
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Level 41
Dec 12, 2024
WAIT!
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Level 83
Apr 17, 2019
Quizmaster, The Savage Geographer is correct. https://timeline.com/andrew-jackson-duels-dickenson-f281c96fb9f8
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Level 85
May 30, 2019
Thanks for the link. Very interesting!
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Level 31
May 20, 2019
Jackson once killed a man....

Put a gun against his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead...

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Level 59
Sep 18, 2020
Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa oooooooooooooooooh
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Level 47
Nov 9, 2020
Didn't mean to make you cry, if i'm not back again this time tomorrow. Carry on, carry on. Because nothing really matters...to meeeeeeeeee
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Level 34
Jun 24, 2022
To me.
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Level 46
Jun 20, 2023
to me
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Level 28
Nov 1, 2024
To me.
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Level 92
Oct 17, 2019
I wonder if he killed the man in the middle of 5th Avenue.
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Level 70
Nov 7, 2019
People can die if they sleep in a closed room with an electric fan running ......... this is true, it is also a fact that people can die if they sleep in a closed room without a fan running. People can die anywhere, its a part of life
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Level 39
Jan 27, 2020
Pedro López could get them
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Level 77
Nov 29, 2019
#228... sleep well tonight...
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Level 78
Jun 8, 2020
I will.
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Level 29
Feb 16, 2023
like the dead
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Level 79
Oct 28, 2020
I lived in Korea and can confirm the fear of "fan death."
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Level 68
Feb 13, 2021
Wait. So I can't die if I sleep in a closed room with a fan running?
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Level 74
Jun 27, 2021
I always sleep that way and so far I'm immortal.
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Level 34
Feb 27, 2021
Wow. Andrew Jackson is savage. For a president, he must've kept that secret for a long time. And I highly doubt that electric fans sell well in South Korea.
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Level 70
Mar 5, 2021
About #229

1.Some people tried to commit suicide together in South Korea. They turned on the fan in a closed room, and slept. What happened? One of them woke up in the night, and turned off the fan.

2.And as of today, almost nobody belives that.

3.Some of the Japanese people also belived in that.

4.But it is definately true that you have a very big chance of catching a cold when you sleep with the fan turned on!

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Level 70
Aug 13, 2021
The worlds first true 'Fan Club'
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Level 70
Sep 18, 2021
According to Wikipedia, López was found guilty of 110 murders, with more confessed to - not just the 53.
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Level 78
Oct 6, 2021
Not sure, but I think they are able to confirm only 53. As said before, he's marked insane and his confessions would likely not have been counted.
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Level 70
Oct 7, 2021
Every police force is on the lookout for a serial confessor. Clears up all the outstanding crimes and gets without tons of paperwork.
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Level 83
Jan 30, 2022
Fun fact about the Canadian flag, based on my memory from Social Studies: The Canadian flag was replaced in 1965 largely because French Canada (Quebec) wasn't too keen on keeping the British as part of the national identity. The government held a write-in flag contest for schools across Canada. They all sucked, apparently, and one of the guys on the committee overseeing the contest just pushed his nephew's flag to the top of the pile. It was a red maple leaf with two blue bars on either side. It looked awful, but the symbolism was nice. So they made it all red and white and Bob's your uncle, the iconic Canadian flag.
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Level 33
Mar 22, 2022
if anyone is wondering about #226, it's because France owns a part of South America called French Guiana, kind of like how the USA owns Alaska. French Guiana has a significantly longer border with Brazil than mainland France has with either Spain or Germany.
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Level 28
May 19, 2025
I'd really be surprised if people on a website known mainly for it's geography quizzes didn't know that
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Level 64
Mar 16, 2024
why is nobody else freaking out about 228!?
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Level 66
Apr 18, 2024
Why are you?
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Level 50
Jul 13, 2025
wow