The green colour of this flag stands for the Catholics, orange for the Protestants, and white for the harmonious link between both religions.
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Double
Charlie Chaplin secretly took part in a Chaplin look-alike competition in San Francisco. He came in third.
Hiroo the Hero
Hiroo Onoda was one of the last japanese soldiers to surrender after the defeat of Japan in World War II. He was ordered to lay down his arms on the island of Lubang in 1974 (29 years after the end of WWII).
Packed in Paradise
80 billion human beings have been born on the planet since the first humans, and half of them in the last two millennia !
Friends of apes
In Spain, apes have been granted rights similar to humans since June 2008.
E.T.
In the USA, a federal law made it illegal to have contact with “extraterrestrials or their vehicles”. Enforcement of the law led to a fine of 5000 dollars or a one year prison term.
Cockroach never dies…
A cockroach can live up to several weeks headless before it dies of starvation.
English pleasure
King Edward II of England (1284 – 1327) is believed to have been killed by the insertion of a red-hot iron rod in his rectum.
Lost time…
Movies are shorter on television than in movie theaters. Nothing is cut off, but the speed is slightly increased.
A VERY long line
As of 2005, one hundred billion Bic pens have been sold all over the world. It represents enough ink to draw a line from here to Pluto and come back… more than 20 times.
German time
France has been using the German time zone since the German occupation during WWII.
Rimbaud warrior!
Arthur Rimbaud suddenly abandoned poetry in 1875, and was later known as a weapons merchant in Abyssinia.
Tsutomu, the survivor
Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the only man who survived both atomic bombs (at least the only that was officially recognised)...
Baby penis
In Ancient Greece, a man was considered more virile if he had a small penis.
Purring therapy
Purring releases endorphins that help cats to ease the pain and reassure themselves.
Persepenis
Iran comes second in number of gender reassignment surgery (first is Thailand).
Are you hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic?
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666.
Kiss of deaf
A strong kiss can cause an imbalance in the air pressure between the two inner ears and lead to a broken ear drum!
Save our souls!
The famous distress signal SOS (· · · — — — · · · in morse code) does not mean anything! For sure, it has no link with Save our souls which is a backronym.
City of Angels
The full name of the city of Los Angeles is “El pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula”.
Uncommon swift
A swift can fly 2 or even 3 years without landing, which makes it the world champion of nonstop flight…
The red telephone
The famous red telephone booth has been inspired by the dome of a tomb.
Widen your circle of friends
Whether a circle is composed of 10, 100 or 1000 people, everyone has to step back 11 ft (28 cm) in order to fit one new person in the circle.
Asterix the satellite
The first French satellite was called Asterix. It was launched on 11/26/65.