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13 vs. VIXI

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:52:06 +0000

Triskaidekaphobia refers to the fear of the number 13. In Italy, the unlucky number is considered to be the number 17.

cheesy vs. sheepish

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:14:09 +0000

There are over 500 types of cheese produced in France. In New Zealand, there are 10 times as many sheep as there are people.

machine vs. Kant

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:50:00 +0000

Cigarette making machines produce 10 000 cigarettes per minute. Immanuel Kant had been writing the Critique of Pure Reason for 10 years.

Rotoka vs. Taki Taki

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:54:07 +0000

Rotoka language has 11 letters in its alphabet. Taki Taki language has 340 words all together.

protestantism vs. shopping

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:33:12 +0000

On October 31 German priest and scholar Martin Luther posted 95 revolutionary theses on the Wittenburg church door and initiated the creation of protestantism. October 31 is the 2nd largest commercial holiday when Americans spend about 6.9 billion USD.

crypt vs. cremation

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:37:02 +0000

Current bid for buying a crypt above the Marilyn Monroe’s one amounts to 4 601 800 USD. In Japan, 99.82 % of deceased are cremated.

Turkish abstinence vs. French hedonism

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:34:33 +0000

In Turkey, people above 15 years of age drink 1.4 litres of pure alcohol each year. The French drink 11.4 litres.

Iceland: enterpreneurship vs. illiteracy

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:48:57 +0000

On Iceland, there were 0 patents granted to residents in 2005. The adult illiteracy rate is 1 %.