Things You'll Only See In Russia

Miss Russia Beauty Pageants

The Miss Russia beauty pageant is the perfect place to find the next supermodel. The pageant has been a Russian past time since 1992. The winner of this show will head to the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. Past winners include a power engineer, ballroom dancers, a global economics student, a cybernetic systems student, and even a police officer. 

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • Male seahorses bear their young.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
  • February used to be the last month of the year.
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