Things You'll Only See In Russia

Poverty is Rampant

Roughly, there are 21 million Russians who are considered homeless. 14% of the general population earns less than $220 a month. Moscow has a huge homeless and poverty epidemic which isn't evident by the extravagant buildings that decorate the streets.

The More You Know

There's a word for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them.
Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
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Great white sharks are so scared of killer whales that they'll avoid an area for up to a year after spotting one.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.