World Facts

Synsepalum dulcificum, also known as “Miracle Fruit” if consumed makes sour foods taste sweet. In the 1970’s, an attempt was made to commercialize this fruit for this very purpose, but failed. There are accusations that the sugar industry sabotaged their research to prevent loss of business. @worldtruth #facts🌚

There is a pill that makes you poop gold and it is sold for $425. They are completely edible and are ideal for people who want to bling out their feces. @worldtruth #funfact 🤔

King Zog | of Albania was known as a heavy smoker, reported to have smoked an estimated 200 cigarettes per day — he even reportedly woke himself up at night to smoke. He also survived 55+ known assassination attempts. @worldtruth #facts🤔

Calculations requiring more than 10^120 bits are impossible because the universe hasn't existed long enough for such a process to complete, even with near-instantaneous data transmission @worldtruth #funfact

Officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato, Tokyo's oldest man, on his 111th birthday, but found his mummified body in bed — dead for 30 years. His family had kept it secret to keep collecting his pension. @worldtruth #facts 🤔

Between 1890 and 2011, it’s estimated that 1,604 boxers died as a direct result of injuries sustained in the ring. That is an average of 13 deaths a year. @worldtruth #boxing🥊

South Africa has no legally defined capital city. Power is shared between Cape Town (Parliament), Bloemfontein (Administrative), Pretoria (President & Cabinet) and Johannesburg (Constitutional Court). @worldtruth #southafrica🇿🇦

⚾️ The longest game in professional baseball history was a Triple A game, the Pawtucket Paw Sox vs. Rochester Red Wings. It lasted 33 innings, 8 hours, and 25 minutes. Future MLB Hall of Famers Cal Ripken, Jr. and Wade Boggs played in the game as well. @worldtruth #facts🤔

The Latin word “arena” means “sand” and we get its modern definition because Romans covered the colosseum floor with sand to absorb blood. @worldtruth #funfact🤔

The Chinese villagers of Xilinshui made a QR code from 130,000 trees which can apparently be scanned by passing planes. The code takes viewers to its Official Tourism website. @worldtruth #interestingfacts❤️

During WWII, Coca-Cola created a new soda just for Nazi Germany. The U.S. cut off Coke syrup shipments to Germany, so Coca-Cola Deutschland invented Fanta to keep selling soda under the Nazi regime. It became a global brand after the war. @worldtruth #facts🤔

Having chronic pain can damage your brain over time because of constant brain activity in areas of the brain that should normally be at rest. @worldtruth #facts🤔

Shakira’s hit single “Waka Waka” was actually sampled (almost entirely) from a 1986 Cameroonian song “Zamina mina” without their permission, and she never gave them credit. @worldtruth #music🎶

Best-selling mobile phones of all time: 🇫🇮 Nokia 1100: 250 million units sold 🇫🇮 Nokia 1110: 248m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 6 & 6 Plus: 222m 🇫🇮 Nokia 105 Series: 200m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 6S & 6S Plus: 174m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 5S: 165m 🇫🇮 Nokia 3210: 161m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 7 & 7 Plus: 160m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 11, 11 Pro, Pro Max: 159m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone XR, XS & XS Max: 151m 🇫🇮 Nokia 6600: 150m 🇫🇮 Nokia 1200: 150m 🇫🇮 Nokia 5230: 150m 🇰🇷 Samsung E1100: 150m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 5: 146m 🇫🇮 Nokia 2600: 135m 🇺🇸 Motorola RAZR V3: 130m 🇫🇮 Nokia 1600: 130m 🇫🇮 Nokia 3310: 126m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 8 & 8 Plus: 125m 🇺🇸 Apple iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro & 12 Pro Max: 100m @worldtruth #statistics 📱

There is a mental psychosis known as Jerusalem syndrome which is the phenomenon whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem. @worldtruth #funfact😅

The legal drinking age: 🇨🇫 Central African Republic: 15 🇲🇱 Mali: 15 🇦🇹 Austria: 16 🇧🇪 Belgium: 16 🇩🇪 Germany: 16 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 16 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 16 🇲🇹 Malta: 17 🇦🇷 Argentina: 18 🇦🇺 Australia: 18 🇧🇷 Brazil: 18 🇫🇷 France: 18 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 18 🇷🇺 Russia: 18 🇹🇷 Türkiye: 18 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 18 🇻🇳 Vietnam: 18 🇨🇦 Canada: 18-19 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: 18-21 (or illegal) 🇮🇳 India: 18-21 (or illegal) 🇶🇦 Qatar: 19 🇰🇷 South Korea: 19 🇮🇸 Iceland: 20 🇯🇵 Japan: 20 🇹🇭 Thailand: 20 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan: 20 🇧🇭 Bahrain: 21 🇪🇬 Egypt: 21 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 21 🇺🇸 United States: 21 🇪🇷 Eritrea: 25 🇦🇫 Afghanistan: illegal 🇮🇷 Iran: illegal 🇰🇼 Kuwait: illegal 🇱🇾 Libya: illegal 🇲🇻 Maldives: illegal 🇵🇰 Pakistan: illegal 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: illegal 🇸🇴 Somalia: illegal 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso: no age limit 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau: no age limit 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste: no age limit 🇹🇬 Togo: no age limit 🇪🇭 Western Sahara: no age limit @worldtruth #statistics 📊

Sheep commit mass suicide. The largest recorded instance was in 2005, in Turkey where 1,500 sheep followed each other over the edge of a cliff resulting in 450 deaths and approximately $100,000 in losses to the families who owned them. @worldtruth #weirdfacts🤔

🪦 List of Presidents who died in aviation accidents and incidents: 🇵🇾 President of Paraguay (1940) 🛩️ 🇵🇭 President of the Philippines (1957) 🛩️ 🇧🇷 President of Brazil (1958) 🛩️ 🇮🇶 President of Iraq (1966) 🛩️ 🇧🇷 President of Brazil (1967) 🛩️ 🇧🇴 President of Bolivia (1969) 🚁 🇪🇨 President of Ecuador (1981) 🛩️ 🇲🇿 President of Mozambique (1986) 🛩️ 🇵🇰 President of Pakistan (1988) 🛩️ 🇷🇼 President of Rwanda (1994) 🛩️ 🇧🇮 President of Burundi (1994) 🛩️ 🇲🇰 President of North Macedonia (2004) 🛩️ 🇵🇱 President of Poland (2010) 🛩️ 🇨🇱 former President of Chile (2024) 🚁 🇮🇷 President of Iran (2024) 🚁 This list may not be exhaustive @worldtruth #statistics📊

desengaño /desen gano/ [noun] (Spanish) Feeling of disillusionment or the loss of naive belief, occurring when one realizes that something or someone is not as good as initially thought. @worldtruth #word📚