The largest Japanese population outside of Japan stands at 1.6 million people who live in Brazil.
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IKEA is an acronym that stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd, which is the founder’s name, the farm where he grew up, and his hometown.
The longest unbroken alliance in world history is between England and Portugal. It has lasted since 1386 and still stands today.
Invented in 1923, Q-Tips were originally called Baby Gays; then Q-Tip Baby Gays, then finally, just Q-Tips. The Q stands for quality.
Movie theatres make roughly 85% of their profit off concession stands. This is because ticket revenues have to be shared with the movie distributors.
NASA stands for “National Aeronautics and Space Administration.”
All mammals get goosebumps. When your hair stands on end, tiny muscles contract at each hair’s base which distorts the skin to create goosebumps. This process is called piloerection and is present in all mammals. Hair or fur is used to trap an insulating air layer.
H&M stands for something. This is one of those interesting facts you’ve probably never thought about before. The clothing retail shop was originally called Hennes—Swedish for “hers”—before acquiring the hunting and fishing equipment brand Mauritz Widforss. Eventually, Hennes & Mauritz was shortened to H&M.
“OK” most likely stands for fake words. In the 1830s, people jokingly spelt abbreviations incorrectly. One of the most famous: “All correct” turned into “orl korrekt,” and then of course into OK. Historians think it stuck because Martin Van Buren—known as Old Kinderhook, after his hometown in New York—supporters called themselves the OK Club when he was campaigning for reelection.
Four out of the ten largest statues in the world are Buddhas. Out of the 130 largest statues in the world, China has the most at 35 statues. This is followed by India at 25 statues. It’s no surprise that a chunk of these 130 statues depict Buddha who originated from India and is one of the main religions in China. The Spring Temple Buddha in the Lushan county of Henan, China stands at 128 m (420 ft) and is the second-largest statue in the whole world.
M&M’s stands for “Mars & Murrie’s.” The two ‘M’s on this candy staple represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr., (founder of Newark Company), and Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey Chocolate’s president William F. R. Murrie). One of the little-known fun facts about M&M’s is that it’s made with Hershey’s chocolate. Another fun fact? It’s a copycat product! Mars only had an idea for the product from seeing its British predecessor, Smarties.
Neptune was the first planet that was discovered before being seen through a telescope. Neptune stands out from the rest of the solar system because it was the first planet discovered by Urbain Le Verrier through mathematical prediction rather than an encounter.
An encrypted monument stands outside of the CIA headquarters in Virginia. This monument was created by artist Jim Sanborn and features four inscriptions. Three of four of the inscriptions have been cracked already. However, no one seems to be able to crack the final code to this day.
IKEA is an acronym. It stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. This is also the name of the company’s owner.
An encrypted monument stands outside of the CIA headquarters in Virginia. This monument was created by artist Jim Sanborn and features four inscriptions. 3 of 4 of the inscriptions have been cracked already. However, no one seems to be able to crack the final code to this day.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every 2 weeks. If your stomach fails to do this, it will digest itself. The fact stands: stomach acid is so powerful, that it can melt razor blades and itself.
The S in Harry S. Truman does have a meaning. Harry S. Truman may have said that the “S” doesn’t mean anything, but, likely, he was just trolling the media. The “S” stands for two names: his grandfathers Shipp Truman and Solomon Young.
IKEA is an acronym that stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd: the founder’s name, the farm where he grew up, and his hometown.
The ‘G’ on the Green Bay Packers helmet stands for “greatness” not Green Bay!
The ‘G’ on the Green Bay Packers helmet stands for “greatness”, not Green Bay!
The tallest building in the US is One World Trade Centre in New York, which comes in at number six on the worldwide list. It stands at exactly 1,776 feet as a nod to the date of the Declaration of Independence.
The Apple Lisa was the first commercial computer with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a mouse. Before The Apple Lisa, all computers were text-based, meaning you had to type out commands from a keyboard. The name “Lisa” stands for “Logical Integrated Software Architecture.” Lisa was also the name of Steve Job’s daughter.
A “jiffy” is a real measurement. If you’ve ever said, “I’ll be back in a jiffy,” you were saying, “I’ll be back in 10 milliseconds.” A jiffy is an actual measurement of time, referring to the length of one cycle of the computer’s system clock – about 10 milliseconds. When used in physics, it stands for the amount of time that it takes light to travel one centimetre.
CAPTCHA is a long acronym. It stands for “Completely Automatic Public Turning Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart.” Even though some artificial intelligence can get through CATCHPA, it’s still useful in blocking some bots.
Bulgaria stands alone. For one day only, on 8 September 1944, Bulgaria found itself at war with all four major belligerents of the Second World War in Europe, the USA, USSR, UK and Germany.
With many of its fundamental parts, package management system, and ideologies, Ubuntu is derived from the Debian Linux distribution. But Ubuntu stands out from the competition by emphasising usability, frequent release cycles, and intuitive features.