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From mid-September to mid-October of 2020, I tweeted a fact about every country in the world on my Twitter account, @FactBuffet.

Why did I do it? Well, partly due to COVID-related boredom but also a burning desire to spread positive information about the world during a time when people are so isolated from (and even disliking towards) other countries. It turns out that every country in the world has interesting and admirable tidbits.

Here are 50 of the facts I tweeted. Prepare to have your minds blown and to add a couple of items to your Bucket List.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well yeah, when you have experience you know how to do things better, look at South Korea and Taiwan, they had SARS years ago, so they knew how to deal with this one. Death Tolls leads to learning how to prevent it again. The issue is when you havent faced it before, how you deal with it, especially given different political, infrastructure, geography, etc from different countries that makes it hard to take the plans of one and replicate it in another.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, these extremely busy women are still expected to take on the full load of a stay at home wife and mother. Socially, husbands are expected to not help, looked down on if they do, and often, it is looked down on to hire servants. At least it was like this a few years ago. These women are powerhouses with the loads they are carrying.

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Zophra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I NEED this soap. I will eat it if necessary. I am a mosquito magnet.

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Jayne Kyra
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Prague Astronomical Clock built in 1410. 3rd oldest clock in the world, and the oldest still operating clock.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The holes were already dug and they didn't water, but still hugely impressive!

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Dave P
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Israel still uses a system where each party has a letter of the hebrew alphabet as their symbol, you take one card with the party you wants letter, put it in a envelope, seal it, and then place then you leave the privacy room and go to the room with the box where you put the envelope inside while a poll watcher sees. Was done because many of so many Jewish refugees from so many countries arriving in 1949 and just before, that they needed a way to make voting simple. They still use it.

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Daria B
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe shortest, but not the tightest. That honour belongs to Split with Pusti me da prođem Street. ♡

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C.S. E.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because they didn't think it important enough to state what it was for, it was the Nobel Peace Prize. It was awarded jointly with Denis Mukwege for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict"

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WilvanderHeijden
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is quite inconvenient to find you don't have any cash on you when you're mountaineering.

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Julie Daly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Sofia Bulgaria, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics, Muslims and Jews can all pray in their respective places of worship just across the street from one another.

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Laura Osborne
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to Singapore a few years ago and in one street there was a Buddhist Temple, Catholic Church, Hindi Temple and 2 other religious houses that I can't remember, all beautifully decorated and nobody cared which one you worshipped in (or just visited to be nosey as I did!) Why can't more countries - and people specifically - be as tolerant? Shame.

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Dave P
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you have this is many places around the world. There are no less than 14 such examples in NYC alone, and at least 20 in Israel, not to mention in several other places. This isnt a big deal, where I live you have a synogue with a Hebrew Day School across the street from a Mosque with an Islamic School.

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François Carré
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Orinigally, the great mosque of Damascus was open to all three religions, Muslims, Christians and Jews. To make this possible again all around the world would be a fine goal for the years to come.

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Margaret Mayhugh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My synagogue in Omaha, Nebraska literally shares a campus with a mosque and a church. We have one plot of land, individual buildings connected by a walkway (and frequent events where members of each house of worship will get together ie on holidays), and a common building is currently under construction as well. I'm glad that this isn't actually so unique. We all have so much more in common than anything that separates us.

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Aamna Shah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even in my city, there is a mosque and gurduwara almost side by side. In fact, recently in a vlog, they paid tribute to a Muslim man from my place who was taking care of a church for decades. He maintained the dignity of the place as well as its maintenance. It was beautiful to watch.

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Cigdem Kanburoğlu
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Turkey, it is very common, as in Istanbul, Mardin...You can see a mosque, a synagogue and a church in just one photo frame.

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Kimlan Lau
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Trinidad & Tobago there are Churches, Mosques & Temples(Hindu) & Bars all in the same community. Sometimes just across or down the street from each other.

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Robert Robi Z
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When people are normal, they can practice their faith side by side.

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Queen fhk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well the masjid Al aqsa in Jerusalem is open to Jews, Christians and Muslims ,Also in Nigeria National mosque is located side by side of the ecumenical center in Abuja.

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Susan L. Miller
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In San Francisco, California, Brotherhood Way has denominations of many faiths side by side. https://www.kalw.org/post/one-street-many-faiths-brotherhood-way#stream/0

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Stéphanie Isabeaux
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Bali there is the "Puja Mandala worship complex", with side by side : a mosque, a catholic church, a buddhist temple, a protestant church and a hindu temple ;-) talking about tolerance and serenity

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Slightly unrelated, but I've always loved the architecture of religious buildings. Always very beautiful, the interior so much so as well.

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Tee Witt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Try that in Britain and the Muslims would not accept it.

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Jane W.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they are both beautiful buildings. All as it should be. What difference does it make to you or me what someone else's faith is?

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Hetal Vyas
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Melacca Malaysia, there are Buddist temples, Mandirs (Hindu temples), small Mosques and a church on the same street, some next door to each other. It's a really beautiful multicultural and colourful town.

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Gökhan Yenice
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have synagogue, church, and mosque side by side (back to back) In Istanbul. wtf?

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Allan J Lal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Kerala Church, Mosque and Temple can be seen side by side

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Ellen Ranks
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, they share the parking lot. And to the right of the synagogue is a wooden cathedral.

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Hugh Cookson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As it should be anywhere. You should be free to 'worship' whatever sky fairy you are delusional about (or not pray to a magical being at all, as us rational people do ....)

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Lúthien
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does being a bully make you feel good? Militant atheists are way worse than preachy christians/ muslims/ whatever

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the world would be a better place if more politicians were scientists instead of lawyers...Or reality TV "stars"...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Growing up my favorite food was strawberries, but at some point in my adult life raspberries snuck up to number one. Truth be told, I’m keen on most fruits.

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Jacqueline Kapiteijn
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We went to the butterfly garden. Our stop-over was too short to visit this :-(.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

living somewhere where winter skills are not just for sport totally helps :)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I watched a documentary on this a long time ago. It was built in a really windy place, Dubai I believe. The building is shaped to help guide wind towards the turbines. And the bridges are designed to expand and contract since the two buildings will shake and shift a little differently than one another in high winds.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here, am I sitting in my tin coin, Far above the world, Planet Earth is blue.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was called the Tree of Ténéré. In 1973 it was hit by a drunk truck driver. Goes to prove that you will ALWAYS find something to hit when driving drunk.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Considering that Peru is the one to give us this gem of stews, I heartily agree they should study their 2000-4000 heirloom varieties.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes sense in a country where income from witchcraft, sorcery and fortune telling is taxed. Fun fact: Fortune tellers didn't see it coming back in 2011.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Turkmenistan"s president is a president for life and loves weird architecture. He is also brutally immature and paranoid

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guys, that's not a graveyard. They are not even ships. These are boats of fishermen of Nouadhibou, Mauritania. boats-5ff3...beb6c6.jpg boats-5ff3906beb6c6.jpg

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Latvia has huge sandy beaches that make it the perfect summer holiday destination.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's also a dictatorship with a secret police known from sending death squads after refugees, pursuing them as far as Europe.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eh.. the Dawn of Man sequence was filmed on a sound stage in England.

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