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Around 10,000 underground nuclear bunkers were built during the Cold War in Beijing. They were later sold as real estate and are currently inhabited by over a million people.
The 1831 London Bridge couldn’t handle the amount of traffic it was getting, so in 1968, it was sold, dismantled, and rebuilt in Arizona as a tourist attraction in Lake Havasu City.
Saint Lucia is the only country named after a woman, Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a name given by French sailors.
Sudan has more pyramids than any country, with around 255. They outnumber Egyptian pyramids by nearly twice the amount.
Despite its famous tea culture, the UK ranks third in per capita tea consumption, with Ireland second and Turkey first, drinking over 1.5 times more tea than the United Kingdom.
The world’s most remote ATMs are operated by Wells Fargo in Antarctica, serving over 1,000 residents at the U.S. McMurdo Station.
The Turks and Caicos Islands have been proposed as Canada’s next province multiple times since 1917, but no formal steps have been taken.
The Great Wall of China has stood for centuries due to a unique mortar mix of sticky rice flour and slaked lime.
In New Delhi, if a tree falls sick, an ambulance is dispatched to treat it. This came into effect in 2009 and takes four people to do the job.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn, which has been featured in Scottish heraldry since the 12th century.
Belarusians consume more potatoes per capita than anyone else in the world, with the average person in Belarus eating 341-375 pounds (155-170 kg) every year.
Hideaway Island in Vanuatu is home to the world’s only functioning underwater post office, where snorkelers and divers can send waterproof postcards straight from beneath the sea.
The origin of the name “Madagascar” is uncertain, but a theory widely accepted by historians is that Marco Polo likely confused the island with the Somali city of Mogadishu.
In the 1st century AD, Scotland was among the few countries that the Roman Empire attempted, but failed, to conquer.
Owl cafés are popular in Japan, especially in Tokyo, where visitors can observe and hold owls in a controlled environment.
In Japan, some vending machines provide free drinking water and beverages during natural disasters, such as earthquakes or typhoons.
The Scottish-American Soldiers Monument in Edinburgh is the only monument to the American Civil War outside the United States.
Roughly 15 million Filipinos live overseas. The US has the largest share, with 3.35 million citizens and over 4 million people of Filipino descent.
