The Globetrotters eNewsletter Strange Facts
Strange Facts
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Swedes and Norweigans rank top 5 for both providing aid and
exporting weapons. -
On the probability of not reaching 40 graph, the top 34
countries are all African. -
Former enemies, the Americans and Russians now have a great
deal in common - they both lead the world in locking people up
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English speaking kids are the biggest novel readers but are the
least enthusiastic comics readers. -
Japanese and South Korean kids are the best at science and
maths. - Three quarters of Japanese kids read comics.
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Around 1992, Saudi Arabia overtook the United States as the
world's largest oil producer. -
Danish workers strike 150 times more than their German
neighbours. -
Many Americans live alone - America leads the world in one
person households. - Libya is the only country with a single-coloured flag.
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