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Fun facts about 130 countries – and 9 fun fakes (part 2)
As the title suggests, this is part two of the list of fun facts about 130 countries. (Here’s part one.) This one is a bit more difficult: There are only three fake facts in this post. Can you find them without resorting to Google? Thirty percent of the residents of…
Fun facts about 130 countries – and 9 fun fakes (part 1)
Lists of weird/fun facts about the countries of the world are always a good time, because hey, they’re weird! And fun! But there’s a twist – I slipped in nine fake facts among the real ones. Without resorting to Google (you can resort to Google a little), can you pick…
European word translator rendered in map form is literally minutes of fun
Have you ever had the sudden need to know how to say “barf” in 17 languages RIGHT NOW? (I know I have.) What you need, my friend, is a word translator that renders the results in a handy map! I’m sure some bright and creative individual will find a productive…
London hopes to build incredible 135-mile network of elevated bike paths
So, I guess travel by jetpacks and tubes is being put on the backburner, but in the meantime this outstanding amazingness will do. SkyCycle is a proposed 135-mile network of three-story high bike paths that would be built above existing rail lines and accessed by over 200 ramps in an…
Video proof that Germans can’t say the word ‘squirrel’
I’ve always said that Germans are hilarious. Even the word “German” will elicit giggles after you say it 263 times like I did just now. Their comedic genius is that they’re not trying to be funny (sometimes they’re really not trying), they just ARE! Exhibit A: A bunch of Germans…
Uruguay legalizes pot, projects 18,284% increase in tourism
The streets of Amsterdam are about to get awfully quiet. Showing infinitely more sense than most “First World” nations’ doomed approach, Uruguay has legalized marijuana in an effort to combat drug trafficking. Also relevant, as anyone who’s ever read a legitimate medical study on cannabis knows, compared to perfectly legal…
Watch video of a skateboarding school program in Afghanistan… for girls
This is so disarmingly cool I can’t even summon the strength the be snarky. Per their website: “Skateistan is a non-profit organization using skateboarding as a tool for empowerment.” Opened in Kabul in 2009, the program is for youth ages 5-18, roughly 40% of whom are girls. They also…
‘Swimming with pigs’ isn’t a new mob euphemism, it’s a tourist activity
Telling people about your exhilarating adventure swimming with pigs may not elicit the same coos as swimming with dolphins or seals, but there’s no arguing that it looks pretty fun. If you’re so inspired, journey to Great Exuma (or Big Major Cay, depending on what source you’re reading) in The…
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