17 facts sounds like a joke about Russia

Ever taxed bearded farmers, using cats as museum staff, an area larger than a planet, . are interesting things that surprise you about the land of beautiful birch.

1. Russia is bigger than a planet

Russia's surface is bigger than Pluto.

Specifically, with a surface area of ​​17 million square kilometers, Russia is even bigger than Pluto (16.6 million square kilometers). However, this is also a country with quite severe geographical conditions, with 77% of the area being cold.

2. Ever considered beer as another prize drink like . fresh water

On average, every Russian consumes about 18 liters of alcoholic beverages in a year, twice the level of danger that one can tolerate. Also, every year in the birch country, about 500,000 people die from alcohol-related problems.

More specifically, the Russians did not consider beer to be an alcoholic drink until 2013. Perhaps so , this "carbonated soft drink" is consumed blamelessly, he is all Russian. There are "deadly curves".

3. Russia is a "feminist" country

The number of women is more than he!

That said, don't think women are kings in Russia. The power of the aunties lies in quantity. The number of female citizens in Russia is 9 million more than male citizens.

4. Russians are not sympathetic to the LGBT community

On June 30, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to ban speaking / telling / spreading about the LGBT community to children, who will be arrested and prosecuted. LGBT is still a very taboo in this country.

5. Russia set up all records about . giving birth

The Vassilyev couple and their "army" of children.

Specifically, in the 18th century, a fertile Russian mother gave birth to a pair of 16 twins, 7 births and 4 births, a total of 69 children in 40 years with the same man he. She is named Valentina Vassilyev, a farmer in Shuya province, and her husband Feodor Vassilyev. Surprisingly, after Valentina, the "good-looking" husband had another 18 pineapples with his second wife. In total, he "produced" 87 descendants, of whom 82 were healthy survivors.

6. The Russians have a difficult personality

In 1908, the Russian Royal Olympic team arrived 12 days late in London and failed to join the Olympics. The reason given is that Russia has not yet bothered to switch to using Western Calendar, so they default to the event date calculated according to the old calendar.

Even now, about a third of Russians still believe that the Sun is orbiting the Earth. On the other hand, many wealthy "Russian" men have a hobby of hiring fake ambulances to go . fast, to avoid waiting for red lights.

7. Russian scientists take foxes as pets instead of dogs

Since 1959, Russian scientists have begun to cultivate snow foxes and turn them into domestic pets because they have many dog-like properties. Starting with this movement, Dr. Dmitri Belyaev, until now the Cell and Genetic Research Institute in Novosibirsk continues to adopt these foxes as pets.

8. Having a beard is to pay taxes

There is a beard is vomiting money out!

Previously under the reign of Peter the Great in the 16th century, there was a tax called "beard tax" . Anyone who has a beard during this period will have to pay taxes. This idea came to Peter the Great after he visited Europe and found that many developed countries had no beard. So, how to bring the "clean bearded" culture to the hairy country of this hole? Tax!

9. Cats are museum staff

Some museums in Russia have "hired" lethargic cats to be official employees. It is not to be a good receptionist, but to have a real job: to destroy the hateful rats that ruin the works of mankind.

10. Culture vodka

Vodka everywhere.

The word " Vodka" is derived from the Russian word " Voda" , meaning water. We often see, when it comes to Russia, it is necessary to mention vodka, the Russians also cultivate vodka like water. Perhaps for this reason, 25% of the Russian population died before reaching age 55, while the US was only 1%. Yes, also thanks to Vodka.

Even in the time of economic inflation, many schools also decided to pay teachers for vodka.

11. Russia is clean

If you drive a dirt-covered car all over Russia, the risk is very high that you will be whistled by the police, especially if your license plate "looks forever and can't see the road". The fine for this urban aesthetics is about 16 USD (320 thousand VND equivalent).

12. A mysterious Russia

According to geographers, Russia has at least 15 unnamed cities and no one knows where they are, even native Russians.

13. Don't joke with Russian Bear

Russia has 8,400 nuclear weapons, more than any other country.

14. There are 9 time zones in Russia

In the past Russia had 11 time zones, but since 2010, the country has decided to reduce the time zone to 9 for ease of work and communication across the country. However, even so, Russia is still the most time-consuming country in the world.

15. Eastern people take the world's most subway train

Too crowded subway service in Russia.

Every day about 9 million people use subway services in Russia, more than the people in London and New York combined. The most visited subway station in the day is Vykhino station in Moscow, up to about 176,629 people every day.

16. The least popular language in the world

Russia has the world's least popular language, the Sami Ter. Currently there are only 2 people in the Kola Peninsula using this language.

17. Karachay Lake - the world's most dangerous death lake

Few people know that Russia's beautiful Karachay Lake is a death lake, which can kill people if standing around the lake within 5 minutes. The lake has a deep blue water that looks peaceful but actually contains many dangerous things. The reason is that, Lake Karachay (in southwestern Chelyabinsk region, Russia) is in the area of ​​the Mayak Production Union - one of the largest nuclear facilities and has the highest level of radiation leakage.