Random Things From Around the World
For a sum of $70,000, Airbnb will rent out the entire country of Liechtenstein. Of course, if that is not your style, for $60k-$65k they also offer an assortment of Austrian and German villages (and one Swiss ski resort). You can click on the title to learn more!
While many countries tend to focus on gaining military strength, Switzerland is obsessed with defense. As if their many, many bomb shelters weren't enough, the country has rigged their bridges and roads to implode whenever necessary to try and stop invaders from advancing into the country. You can click on the title to learn more!
Image from Bank of Canada Museum website | Notgeld is a German term for 'emergency money.' In history, when countries have not been able to print enough money for themselves, localities within them have gotten creative and made their own currencies. You can click on the title to learn more!
Many world maps today are made using the Mercator Projection - an outdated form of map that wildly distorts the size of areas based on their proximity to the equator (the further, the larger). You can click the title to learn more!
Great minds think alike is how the saying goes. However, there must have been a lot of great minds when over 1,700 places were given the same name. You can click the title to learn more!
Image from New Zealand.com | Many observant people have spotted odd things on maps, ranging from made up cities to a mountain whose name is 85 letters. This article goes through some of the lesser known 'weird things you can find on maps.' You can click the title to learn more!
Image From Atakan Kırca's Change.org Petition Regarding Batman's Borders | Although the superhero, Batman, has an interesting backstory, the city of Batman, Turkey has many stories surrounding it - mostly around its famous name - that are arguably more fascinating. You can click the title to learn more!
What is the smallest country in the world? It seems like a simple question, right? This article talks about the common misconception and then two different answers that could be given. You can click the title to learn more!
Anton Bakov, a Russian millionaire, has tried many times to create an 'alternative Russia,' one which would be under the rule of the Romanov Dynasty, a Russian political dynasty that ended in 1917. You can click the title to learn more!
Image Credit to News.com.au| What country has the best name in the world? Well, not only does Tuvalu's name roll off one's tongue, but it also provides 10% of the country's revenue! You can click the title to learn more!
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