#92: 11 Cool facts and trivia

At the outbreak of World War II, one of the highest ranking officers in the British Army was …the Japanese Emperor Hirohito. He held the rank of field marshal. Tweet This

As of 2016, Volvo is no longer the best-selling brand in Sweden, after 52 years of domination on its home car market. Tweet This

In 1977, Milo Stephens attempted to commit suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming subway train in New York City, USA. He survived and proceeded to sue the New York Transit Authority for negligence, winning a $650,000 settlement in 1983. Tweet This

In late 2016, a Japanese theme park froze 5000 fish under its ice rink in a bid to attract skaters. Instead, it appalled virtually everyone and the management had to shut the park down and apologise. Tweet This

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The Latvian soldier, Janis Pinups, deserted from the Red Army in 1944. He came out of hiding only in 1995, at the age of 70 and turned himself in to the local police station. Tweet This

In late 2016, the Bank of England confirmed that the new £5 notes would contain animal fat.  In response, many vegans organised protests. Tweet This

One can become an air traffic controller in the United States of America without a bachelor degree. Tweet This

Multiple choice tests were introduced by the US Army during World War I. Tweet This

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Worldwide, nine out of every ten people who learn Finnish as a foreign language were motivated by their interest in Finnish heavy metal music. Tweet This

In 2016, Bob Dylan won a Nobel Prize for Literature. He became the first songwriter ever to win the prestigious award. Tweet This

After the dissolution of the USSR, many Russians could not prove their working experience when applying for a pension. Several former communist leaders went so far as to present as a proof articles dedicated to them in newspapers and in Encyclopaedia Britannica. Tweet This