In Cambodia , there are special shelters which are built for teenage girls to have sex. They spend nights with different guys until they find suitable partner. Divorce is ILLEGAL.
In Mangaia ( Cook Islands ) boys have sex at the age of 13. To learn about the act , they do this with elder women who teach them to last longer and how to please partner.
A tribe in New Guinea allow children to have sex at 6-8 years while age of boys is 10-12 years. They can have sex before marriage but can not share a meal before marriage.
In Ghana , a widow needs to sleep a night with stranger in order to cleanse the spirit of her deceased husband.
Kiribati is the world’s only country to fall within all four hemisphere -Because the nation of Kiribati is comprised of numerous small islands spread throughout the Pacific Ocean, it just so happens to have territory located in all of the earth’s four hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western).
Ethiopia still follows a traditional calendar that is seven years behind the rest of the world - Because of the strong presence of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the country, the traditional calendar of that church is still influential in Ethiopia. The calendar came about in the 16th century when most of Christianity changed the date Jesus is believed to have been born on, but those in Ethiopia decided to maintain the original date. Because of the time discrepancy, Ethiopia held celebrations for the new millennium in 2007, 7 years after the rest of the world.
In Mangaia ( Cook Islands ) boys have sex at the age of 13. To learn about the act , they do this with elder women who teach them to last longer and how to please partner.
A tribe in New Guinea allow children to have sex at 6-8 years while age of boys is 10-12 years. They can have sex before marriage but can not share a meal before marriage.
In Ghana , a widow needs to sleep a night with stranger in order to cleanse the spirit of her deceased husband.
Kiribati is the world’s only country to fall within all four hemisphere -Because the nation of Kiribati is comprised of numerous small islands spread throughout the Pacific Ocean, it just so happens to have territory located in all of the earth’s four hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western).
Ethiopia still follows a traditional calendar that is seven years behind the rest of the world - Because of the strong presence of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the country, the traditional calendar of that church is still influential in Ethiopia. The calendar came about in the 16th century when most of Christianity changed the date Jesus is believed to have been born on, but those in Ethiopia decided to maintain the original date. Because of the time discrepancy, Ethiopia held celebrations for the new millennium in 2007, 7 years after the rest of the world.
- In 1973, Bhutan instituted a policy to measure the nation’s Gross National Happiness (as opposed to the more typical Gross Domestic Product) - Although the policy didn’t take away from working on the economy, it did help to think about that sort of government work on the same level as protecting cultural traditions and ensuring a fair life for all citizens. In recent years, though, leaders have begun to move away from this rhetoric of happiness in favor of a more traditionally political discussion.
Canada is the country with most number of lakes. The number is close to 3 million.
Monaco , smaller than central park in New York City. - Although Vatican City is smaller (.17 sq mi) than Monaco (.8 sq mi), unlike Monaco it doesn’t have any permanent residents which leaves Monaco as the sma
