…that around 95,000 people in Japan are 100 years old or more!
…that the last time Lichtenstein’s army went on a campaign was during the Austro-Prussian war in 1866. Of the armys 82 soldiers two stayed behind to watch the palace, while 80 went to war. Everything turned out in a rather undramatic manner, 80 men went on the campaign and 81 (!) returned. It is disputed who the extra person was. Some claim it was an Austrian liason officer, others that it was an Italian farmer.
Lichtenstein disbanded its military (then 80 soldiers) in 1868, and declared neutrality.
Yeah Switzerland is responsible for defending Liechtenstein.
a contribution from a German quiz show…
…translated into English and subtitled with the help of AI (what technology can do these days is almost frightening)
It ended up here in the topic because I don’t understand why someone have to spend so much money on something that should actually be logical… for the rest of the world. Apparently not for America
The city of New York spent about $1.6 million in 2022 on a study that found that…?
A it is more difficult to find a taxi when it rains
B Garbage bags should be placed in the garbage can and not next to it
C Pigeons prefer pizza to bagels
B was guessed… and that was the correct solution
USA , the country of the biggest garbage can
Says something about a country which appoints such a human being like that to be its head administrative chief.
Well everybody gets what they deserve
The Battle of the Bulge
Watching a quiz show and the question was which of the following is a berry
(A) Bananas, (B) Cucumbers, (C) Coffee Beans, (D) Strawberries, (E) Raspberries
Answer below
If you said (D) or (E) then you would be wrong, the other 3 are all Berries
Yes because Strawberries are nuts.
…that in Rome 1688 years ago today, was the first documentary signs of a Christmas celebration. It was in 336 AD, during the last year of emperor Constantine the Great’s reign.
…that the male right whale has the largest testicles (and penis) in the world. An average right whale penis measures 7.5 ft. (2.3m) long and the testicles together weigh almost a ton (2,000 lbs)