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The French architect Le Corbusier once proposed bulldozing much of Paris and replacing it with a uniform grid of 60-story apartment towers surrounded by park space. Just one of the many reasons why you should hate modern architecture.

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As of December 2023, gold is worth more than twice as much as platinum.

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Some bees can fly at an altitude higher than Mount Everest.

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In 1728, a mason left a ladder by accident in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It is still there today. This so-called "immovable ladder" can't be moved because any changes to a Christian site in the Holy Land require the approval of six different Christian communities.

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Thankfully, there is a limit to how big insects can grow. Why? Their method of breathing makes it difficult for oxygen to reach all parts of the body. But this wasn't always the case. 300 million years ago, there was much more oxygen in the atmosphere than there is today. The results were terrifying: Dragonflies with a wingspan of 3 feet and millipedes over 8 feet in length!

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Aug 9, 2020

Thanks to @Regtheledge1000 for fact #458, and @whyschool for fact #459.

Level 55

Jul 12, 2020

Maybe another fact can be - The continents shift at approximately the same rate as your fingernails grow. Source

Level 55

Jul 15, 2020

Another fact: You have to be at least 50 years old to be president in Italy.

Italy's youngest president was 56 years old when first elected.

Level 43

Jul 16, 2020

If you were born on election day in Italy, can you campaign when your 49?

Level 73

Feb 9, 2021

You need to be born on inoguration day.

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Jul 17, 2020

Fact: The longest STRAIGHT line you can sail before touching any land is Pakistan to Russia with an estimated length of 32,000km or 7.1x the length of mainland USA.

SOURCE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQoXqkzr9fg

Level 43

Jul 17, 2020

I'm guessing you sail at an angle from Pakistan, down past Antarctica, back up the Atlantic, through the north sea, then finally hit Russia

Level 43

Jul 18, 2020

WHOOPS

I meant pacific

Level 72

Jul 21, 2020

I saw another video that claimed you can get from the east coast of Canada to the west coast of Canada and that this was longer.

Level 43

Jul 25, 2020

How?

Level 72

Aug 12, 2020

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HgaVZwvCM

Unfortunately, I now realise it is not "straight" (not a great circle). It is roughly the same size and shape as the 5th parallel.

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Apr 13, 2021

The new longest Is Tokyo to Perth

Level 43

Jul 25, 2020

here

Level 28

Jul 19, 2020

Is this finished?

Level 43

Jul 20, 2020

what do you mean finished?

Level 28

Jul 20, 2020

I mean isn’t there only one fact on this page then?

Level 43

Jul 21, 2020

QM adds facts whenever he feels like it. There will be more as he doesn't always add them 5 at a time

Level 28

Jul 21, 2020

Oh ok

Level 28

Jul 21, 2020

How about : The UK only shares a time zone with one other country in mainland Europe: Portugal

Level 43

Jul 23, 2020

you were able to rent the ENTIRE country of Liechtenstein for an entire night for a cool $1,000,000 on Airbnb

Level 43

Jul 23, 2020

I'm pretty sure you already know this but......

Batman, Turkey and Hell, Norway

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Jul 24, 2020

I made a quiz of funny city names so you can use stuff from there

Level 58

Aug 7, 2020

Batman is already in one of the interesting facts.

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Jul 26, 2020

Prince Phillip will be 100 in 2021

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Apr 16, 2021

R.I.P.

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Apr 28, 2021

ouch

Level 74

May 8, 2024

Ironically he was just 2 months away from recieving a letter from his wife the Queen (RIP both). Here in the UK you recieve a letter from the Monarch on your 100th birthday!

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Mar 24, 2025

It would be weird if Elizabeth was still alive and got the letter from herself.

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Jul 29, 2020

Fun fact: The only time the word misspelled is not misspelled is when it is misspelled

Level 43

Jul 30, 2020

more wordplay than an interesting fact

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Jul 30, 2020

Did you know that there are (technically) only 4 north american great lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are connected by the Straits of Mackinac.

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Aug 13, 2020

Yay I finally got a mention!

Level 51

Aug 16, 2020

For 460, it should say "But", instead of "Buy."

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Aug 16, 2020

Okay

Level 69

Nov 29, 2020

Why is the last portion of #456 even there? It's not an interesting fact at all, just QM's opinion. The actual fact is really interesting though.

Level 66

Dec 7, 2020

That fact reminds me of a Paul Joseph Watson video.

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Dec 13, 2020

fr, especially since Le Corbusier has built beautiful things such as this church:

Level 66

Sep 7, 2021

That house looks like a normal house being viewed by someone having a stroke.

Level 86

Jan 2, 2021

How about including metric measurements as well?

Level 85

Feb 1, 2021

Fact #456 is just plain opinionated (and wrong). There are many examples of great modern architecture outside of Le Courbusier, and the quizmaster should remove this fact. The rest of the facts are neutral, so why does this specific one contain a link to an opinion piece?

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Feb 1, 2021

So, to be clear, you support bulldozing much of Paris and replacing it with a uniform grid of 60-story apartment towers surrounded by park space?

I kid, I kid.

But, seriously, modern architecture sucks.

Level 55

Apr 15, 2021

...like modern art. (e.g. a banana on a wall for $10,000)

Level 66

May 28, 2021

I wonder where the anti-modern art movement started from. Like how is modern art different than other art movements

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Nov 15, 2024

I think alot of the hatred of modern art stems from rich people creating the cheapest, simplest thing that can be classified as 'art', then selling it for as much money as possible. At that point it's no longer art, it's just a business opportunity.

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Jul 1, 2021

It can be super ugally.

Level 68

May 17, 2022

Much of suburban Paris is quite non-descript, or even ugly. Had Le Corbusier's plan been realised, the resulting area would probably be one of the most instagrammed places on the planet. It's probably not as clear cut as you make out (although the linked article is great!)

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Nov 20, 2025

I certainly support bulldozing Paris.

Not sure how I feel about replacing it.

The important thing is that it would be gone.

Level 70

Feb 25, 2021

Is one of the six Christian communities extremely obstinate and/or pro-ladder?

Level 56

Jun 17, 2021

This. Why hasn't there been an agreement between the 6 councils just to remove the ladder?

Level 53

Jul 10, 2021

It is said they all favor, "Movin' on up!"

Level 72

Dec 26, 2022

Le Corbusier was Swiss. He gained French citizenship only late in his life.

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Jul 23, 2023

I wanted to write the same. His real name was Jeanneret.

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Apr 30, 2023

And I thought Haussmannisation was bad...

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Mar 13, 2024

did you know? An octopus has three hearts!

Level 68

May 31, 2024

For #458, isn't that because Mount Everest can't fly?