Things You'll Only See In Russia

Country Rivalry

Russia and the United States have always had a bitter rivalry. The two superpowers had high tensions during the Cold War, which divided the world. The two countries are pretty different ideologically. Funny enough, they own two pieces of land right next to each other. In the Bering Strait, the island of Big Diomede belongs to Russia and the island of Little Diomede belongs to the US. The distance between the two? Two miles. 

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The More You Know

  • You can survive being in outer space without permanent damage for about half a minute.
  • In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.
  • The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
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