#97: 11 Random facts and fun trivia

In 2016, a survey by the US online dating site Match.com found out that 39% of the users judged the suitability of the potential partners by their grammar. Tweet This

The residents of the District of Columbia (United States of America) voted for the first time for US President on 3 November 1964. Tweet This

On average, it takes cork oaks 40 years before they can produce good cork. Tweet This

In 1927, general elections were held in Liberia. They entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most fraudulent ever. Despite there were fewer than 15,000 registered voters, one of the candidates received 243,000 votes. Tweet This

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In 1849, Henry Brown, a Virginia slave, successfully shipped himself to freedom. He travelled almost 600 km (370 miles) in a custom-made box (parcel) to Philadelphia, USA. Tweet This

Hippos usually breastfeed under water. By the way, their milk is bright pink colour. Tweet This

The city of Cincinnati in Ohio, USA, was named after the Roman general Cincinnatus. Tweet This

Mikheil Saakashvili was a politician in two countries. Initially, he was President of Georgia. Then he was granted Ukrainian citizenship (losing his Georgian one) and became Governor of Odessa, Ukraine. Since July 2017, he is stateless as he was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship. Tweet This

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Initially, chainsaws were developed as a tool for cutting bones during operations. Tweet This

The Hotel Moskva in Moscow, Russia, was notable for the use of two different designs for the façade. Allegedly, the architect submitted to Stalin a single drawing where each half showed a different design. Stalin put his signature exactly in the middle and as no-one dared to ask for clarification, they simply built an asymmetric hotel. Tweet This

Over 4,000 islands in Indonesia are still unmanaged and without names. In January 2017, the Indonesian government announced that if foreign investors develop an island, they could name it as they wish. Tweet This

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