These Things You'll Only Find in Dubai

The Bubble Might Pop

You can only push an economy so far so fast. This rapid growth is projected to not be sustainable if things keep expanding at the rate that they do. The infrastructure of Dubai deeply relies on the retail industry and charitable donations, and if that dries up, Dubai is probably going to have to stop building upward. 

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The More You Know

  • In 2009, Burger King launched a campaign that if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook, you were entitled to a free Whopper. The person you unfriended would get a message telling them that their friendship is worth less than a Whopper.
  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
  • Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.
  • May 22nd is the least common birth date.
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