People Have No Birthdays In One of These Countries

Hey welcome aboard my hot-air balloon all of course supply the hot air and we got a hurry lots of little-known facts to discover about different countries around the world here we go Canada the land of indestructible rainbow money they've got red blue purple and yellow bills it's also made of plastic so it's almost impossible to get soggy wet tear or burn no need to empty your pants pockets before laundry day money in Israel has Braille written on it for the blind by the way this country also has the most museums in the world when you count per person if you put all of China's railroads together the system could loop around the earth twice and despite its large size China has only one time's up so in some parts of the country sunrise can happen as late as 10 a.m. [Music] Argentina is named after the Latin word for silver Argenta and don't forget to check your calendars there's a tradition in Argentina to eat potato gnocchi at the end of every month so don't forget in Ethiopia calendars have 13 months instead of 12 and if you ever wanted to time travel here's your destination their calendar is also eight years behind the one most of the world uses Ethiopians are aware of that by the way some even use both calendars you could be eight years younger in Ethiopia or one year older in Korea when you were born there you're considered a year old already hmm which would you rather have people in Cambodia don't celebrate their birthday at all some might not even know when it is it's especially true about older generations about 1/4 of Finland is in the Arctic Circle which means in those lands the Sun doesn't rise for 51 days and doesn't set for 73 in winter but at least some nights you can't see the aurora borealis or more commonly known as the Northern Lights and if you like sipping hot cocoa near a crackling fire on a beautiful winter day especially when you should be shoveling off the driveway you must love all things cozy well head to Denmark they have a special word Huget which symbolizes a mode of wellness contentment and comfort Indonesia is where you'll find the largest and smelliest flowers in the world the rafflesia arnoldii can weigh up to 15 pounds and grow 3 feet across pedal to pedal don't lean in too close though this thing smells like meat that's gone bad watch out don't get wet oh it's just Bulgarian spilling water for success as a tradition whenever a loved one has a special occasion and will need luck others spill water at the entrance of the house Yerevan the capital of Armenia is known as the pink city because well just look at a lot of the buildings they weren't painted that color the hue comes from a rose-colored volcanic ash used to build them you might easily be misunderstood in Albania there people shake their head back and forth for a positive answer and not up and down when they mean no we're in Greece now so be careful not to wave here that gesture is considered rude instead greet people with a closed palm also don't get offended if they spit at you they're just trying to protect you from bad spirits hey it's all Greek to me there's a huge carpet museum in Baku Azerbaijan that looks like a giant carpet oh yeah and the land of fire has been burning for thousands of years literally the country's mysterious ground fire survived rain snow and wind they puzzled Marco Polo back in the 13th century and were revered by ancients now we know it's just natural gas leaking out of underground reserves and catching fire welcome to spa Belgium the town that gave us the word for that relaxing place we loved so much it was popular even in ancient Rome people came to this place to bathe in mineral springs and drink healing water blink and you'll miss tiny Andorra good thing we're in a hot-air balloon and not a plane this is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't have an airport the peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains won't allow it they do have a handful of heliports though the number 96 is very important in Hungary the first king was crowned in 896 Budapest subway was built in 1896 the Hungarian national anthem should be sung in 96 seconds and finally buildings in Budapest must not exceed 315 feet or you guessed it 96 meters another interesting number is 17 which is considered bad luck in Italy it comes from the Roman numeral 417 which is an anagram of the word D ixi which means my life is over in Latin that's why a lot of buildings in Italy have no 17th floor there were no our seventeen model was even sold there as the are 177 San Marino has more cars than people there are 1100 39 vehicles per 1000 people well it's nice to have an extra set of wheels and sheep in New Zealand outnumber humans by six to one they also broadcast an official weather forecast in the elvish language in 2012 people did not the sheep that reminds me you can find small elf houses around Iceland or to learn more about them you can even go to the official elf school not sure if they teach elfish there or not check it out 90% of Australians live on the coast it's because everything else in the continent is a vast desert Australia also has the most beaches if you went to a new one each day it would take you 27 years to visit all the countries 10,000 beaches the Philippines public transport consists mostly of jeepneys their small buses painted and designed by local artists in bright vivid colors the country is also home to a type of scum called stink badgers so now you know ah India the land of huge colorful festivals birthplace of the snakes and ladders board game among many other things and home to the world's largest film industry yes in 2012 alone Bollywood produced three times more films than Hollywood if you're ever bored in the UK head to the cheese rolling competition the rules are simple around cheeses roll down a hill and the contestants must chase it the first one to make it to the bottom or catch the cheese wins if they cut the cheese then it's something else entirely a country known for its cleanliness and forests Belarus makes the largest dump truck in the world behold the villas 75710 its tires alone stand taller than the typical dump truck you see on the roads Malta home of malted milk no not really it's the place of world famous lace-making glassblowing handmade jewelry and clocks and of course those Paradise Island vibes but if you could vacation there about 17,000 years ago you wouldn't be on an island Malta was connected to the European continent South Africa has the largest impact crater in the world you could fit the entire city of Honolulu in it it's also one of the oldest scientists believe a meteorite created the vredefort crater around 2 billion years ago for comparison the earth is 4 and 1/2 billion years old if you ever go in a first date in Japan or Korea don't be surprised if the person across the table asks what's your blood type they believe blood type and personality are directly connected so they have no problem asking somebody about it you can even buy products specifically for your type and dating someone with a compatible blood type is preferred hey don't be negative it's what they do usually there are two to ten national languages in any given country but Papua New Guinea is where the most languages are spoken in one place although they have three national languages English being one of them you can find over 820 languages spoken among locals try to learn all of those in a lifetime cool you've probably never heard of the small island nation knew it there in the South Pacific Ocean not far from New Zealand with a population of only one thousand one hundred ninety it's the world's first and only Wi-Fi nation which means everybody gets free Wi-Fi bogota colombia is home to some incredible graffiti art every year they hold a street art competition there a huge public space and all needed materials are given to the winner now if everyone in the entire world all seven point eight billion of us stood shoulder-to-shoulder we'd all fit into Los Angeles and here's a fun la fact when it was first founded it was called my Spanish is a little rusty here you read it el pueblo de nuestra senora reina de los angeles so del reapportioned cola yeah what she said which means the town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the poor CEO nicola river whoo that's a mouthful hey I love LA two syllables what's not to love

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Length: 10min 28sec (628 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 14 2020