Monday 10 August 2015

Top 10 fun facts about....Russia

Hello again Gentle Reader.
Welcome back. Today my fun facts about Latvia's big neighbour. Enjoy.
1. Russia (17million sq. km) is bigger than Pluto (16.6million sq. km)
2. Russians drink 18 litres of alcohol every year.
Double what is considered safe.
3. Wealthy Russians hire fake ambulances to beat Moscow's traffic chaos.
4. 20% of the earth's fresh water is in one Russian lake.
Lake Baikal
Olkhon Island and Lake Baikal.jpg
5. 77% of Russia is Siberia.
6. In Russia it is illegal to tell kids that gay people exist.
7. Russia and Japan are officially still fighting WW2.
They never signed a peace treaty because of the Kuril islands.
8. Ex leader Mikhael Gorbachev recorded an album of romantic ballads in 2009.
9. Beer was not considered as alcoholic in Russia before 2013.
10 25% of Russians die before their 55th birthday. The reason.....VODKA.
 
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