#89: 13 Lesser known random facts

Darts rules prohibit drinking during the game. Tweet This

In early 2015, Dr Michal Kosinski created a computer model that could predict someone’s personality better than their spouse. The model only needs the background knowledge of this person’s 150 Facebook likes. Tweet This

In late 2016, some 20 people died in southern Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions. It all started when a monkey belonging to one tribe attacked a child from the other camp. Tweet This

In 2014, Mubarak Bala, a Nigerian atheist, was forced to spend 18 days in a psychiatric ward. It happened after his Muslim family declared him insane for not believing in their god. Tweet This

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In February 2017, an Uruguayan court allowed a father to protect his unborn child and controversially prohibited the 8 weeks pregnant mother an abortion. Abortions are legal up until 12 weeks in this country. Tweet This

In March 2017, the Chinese government closed down the last coal power plant in Beijing area. They switched to natural gas instead in a bid to fight the heavy smog over the Chinese capital. Tweet This

In 2013, Russia convicted lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a posthumous trial. He had died in prison in suspicious circumstances already in 2009. Tweet This

In the period 2012-2015, a Hong Kong billionaire was offering up to 100 million dollars to any man who could “turn” his gay daughter straight. Tweet This

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In 2006, Honda introduced the first airbag for motorbikes. Tweet This

The actors who voiced Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life. Tweet This

In the period 1998-2017, none of the sumo champions was born in Japan. Tweet This

Papua-New Guinea has a population of seven million people. They speak an estimated 850 languages, belonging to dozens of distinct language families. Tweet This

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Alvinella pompejana, the Pompeii worm, is a species of deep-sea worm that can survive in temperatures as high as 80 °C (176 °F). Tweet This