Things You'll Only See In Russia

The Birthplace of Tetris

Tetris is a game by Nintendo, a Japanese company. Naturally, people think that the game itself is Japan-born, but it's not! Tetris was invented by Alexey Pajitnov, a Russian scientist and game developer. It was the very first game software that came to America from (at the time) the Soviet Union. 

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The More You Know

  • There's only one country in the world that doesn't use the metric system.
  • You're more likely to become President than you are to win the lottery.
  • The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
  • Your heart beats 100,000 times a day.
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