59 Awesome Russia Facts

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1. A Russian man got drunk with friends, dropped dead, came back to life inside the morgue freezer, and then headed off to drink some more.
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2. There is a theater in Russia where all the actors are cats
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3. Russian soldiers do not wear socks - they wrap a piece of cloth around their feet. Socks will finally be introduced this year.
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4. In Russia, it is illegal to tell kids that gay people exist.
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5. On this day in 1703, St Petersburg was founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great.
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6. In Russia, if you step on somebody's foot accidentally, you are expected to put your foot out so they can equally step on yours.
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7. In Russia empty bottles of vodka should always be placed on the ground. Putting it back on the table is seen as bad luck.
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8. There is no historical evidence that Russians invented Russian roulette.
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9. Russia has a larger surface area than the entire planet of Pluto.
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10. In Russia, teachers have been paid in vodka.
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11. Russians have the word 'Zapoi' to describe several days of continuous drunkenness during which one withdraws from society.
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12. Astronauts come from America – Space explorers from Russia are called "cosmonauts."
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13. If you travel across Russia, you will cross seven time zones.
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14. During times of economic disparity or high inflation in Russia, teachers can be paid in vodka.
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15. It's illegal to be emo in Russia.
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16. Russia received aid from the United States since the fall of the Soviet Union to 2012.
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17. 'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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18. During WWII, the Russians built a tank that could fly.
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19. More Nazis were killed by the Russians in the Battle of Stalingrad alone than were killed during the entire WWII by America.
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20. A U.S. mother sent her adopted Russian child back on a plane to Russia with a note saying "I no longer wish to parent this child."
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21. Russia agreed to sell Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million in 1867, which amounted to about two cents an acre.
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22. Boys in Bronze Age Russia had to slay their own dogs to prove they were ready to become warriors.
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23. At their closest point, the Russian and U.S. borders are less than two miles apart.
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24. The most children born to one woman is 69. A Russian woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, & 4 sets of quadruple
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25. Pluto is only as big as Russia
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26. Over 35% of Russians would vote for Satan again if he were still alive.
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27. Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie.
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28. Travelling across Russia you will cross seven time zones.
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29. A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
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30. Pizza Hut made a delivery to the International Space Station in 2001. They paid the Russians $1 million to transport the Pizza.
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31. It is believed that Russia has at least 15 secret cities with their names, and locations unknown.
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32. 81% of Russians say that they view the United States as bad or very bad.
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33. A Russian man once drank 3 bottles of vodka. He then jumped out of a 5 story window, walked back up, and jumped again.
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34. The official residence of the Russian president is the Kremlin in Moscow. The name Kremlin means fortress.
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35. Some stray Russian dogs have figured out how to use the subway system in order to travel to more populated areas in search of food.
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36. South Koreans drink twice as much alcohol as Russians according to one study.
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37. 25% Russians die before reaching the age of 55, compared to just 1% in the U.S., and vodka is to blame.
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38. Russia has more nuclear weapons than any other country.
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39. The Russian language doesn't have a word for 'fun.'
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40. In 1989, a Russian psychic was run over by a train and killed while attempting to prove he could stop one using the power of his mind.
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41. Falling icicles kill about 100 people per year in Russia.
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42. Rick Moranis was fired from the set of The Breakfast Club after he kept playing the janitor as a goofy Russian character.
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43. The name Chewbacca is from saboka, the Russian for ‘dog’.
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44. Before fridges were invented, Russians and Finns kept their milk fresh by putting live frogs in it.
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45. 25% of all Russian men die before they reach their mid-50s, mainly due to vodka.
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46. Peter III, ruler of Russia, hanged a large rat in public because it had eaten his toy soldiers, he was age 25.
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47. Wealthy Russians hire fake ambulances with luxury interiors and refreshments instead of medical equipment to beat city traffic.
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48. Until 2011 in Russia, any drink that was under 10% alcohol was not considered an alcoholic beverage, just a regular drink.
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49. Russian voters used to have a box on their ballots to vote for 'against all'.
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50. 10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
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51. The dialing code for Russia is 007.
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52. Astronauts come from America '“ Space explorers from Russia are called 'cosmonauts.'
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53. In January, 2 Russian men died while taking a selfie holding a hand grenade with the pin pulled out—the cell phone with the photo survived.
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54. Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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55. Traveling across Russia you will cross seven time zones.
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56. Russian scientists in Siberia dug a hole 2.7 miles into the earth and claim to have discovered hell.
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57. Russian has no word for 'blue', only two different words for 'light blue' and 'dark blue'.
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58. An 80 year old Russian once fought a bear with a mix of punches, kicks, and headbutts before the bear threw him off of a cliff. He survived.
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59. The CIA once discussed airdropping Extra Large condoms labeled 'Medium' in Russia to convince them that US army was anatomically superior.

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