100 Mind-Blowing Philippines Facts

In the Philippines, you can buy spaghetti at McDonald’s, where they also sell a “McDo” piece of chicken.

In the Philippines, it is considered good luck if a coconut is cleanly split open without jagged edges.

The Philippines consists of 7,641 islands. The Philippines is an archipelago, which means it’s made up of a group of islands—7,641 islands, to be exact. That figure does not include the thousands of sandbars and other landforms that emerge during low tide.

In the Philippines, McDonald’s serves spaghetti. Some of these weird facts are very unexpected. The pasta comes with a beef tomato sauce and a piece of “McDo” fried chicken.

Indians read the most out of any nationality. Indians spend an average of 10 hours and 42 minutes a week reading, which is more than any other country in the world. Other countries that read the most are Thailand, China, the Philippines, and Egypt.

A plant that consumes rats can be found in the Philippines. Scientists discovered this rat-eating pitcher plant in the Philippines in the year 2009. This newly discovered pitcher plant is considered one of the biggest carnivorous plants on the planet.

The fastest pizza eater finished a 12-inch in less than half a minute. Kelvin Medina of the Philippines finished a whole pizza in 23.62 seconds on April 12, 2015.

7,641 islands make up the Philippines. A group of islands, especially 7,641 islands, make up the archipelago that is the Philippines. Many sandbars and other landforms that appear at low tide, numbering in the thousands, are not included in that estimate.

McDonald’s serves spaghetti in the Philippines. The McSpaghetti meat sauce pasta comes with a side of “McDo” fried chicken. This sounds too tasty to be considered one of our weird fun facts!

McDonald’s serves spaghetti in the Philippines.

Filipinos use social media more than Americans. Among adult users in the Philippines, 93% use social networking sites, which is quite higher than the 74% that use it in the U.S. They mostly use it to talk about music and movies, and slightly fewer use it to talk about sports.

Surrender? Never! Lt Hiroo Onoda served with Japan’s army in the Philippines during World War Two. He was ordered not to surrender, so he didn’t, until 1974. His wartime boss was sent to get him. He returned home a hero.

The US, India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines have more English speakers than the UK.

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