Things You'll Only See In Russia

Russian Stock Market

Even though Russia hosts the most billionaires in the world, its economy is not that great stock-wise. The entire Russian stock market is worth less than Apple. Apple is worth $652 billion while the entirety of the stock market in Russia is worth $513 billion. Maybe don't buy any stocks if you move there.

Constant Traffic Jams

Big Russian cities are plagued with traffic jams. There are a lot of people who flock to cities, so there are a lot of people on the roads. Not to mention that their roadway systems are extremely confusing (if you've ever watched a Russian Dash Cam compilation on Youtube, then you'd understand.) Sometimes, disgruntled people stuck in traffic call an ambulance that will have to break up the traffic, and then they follow said ambulance as it makes way for them. That's a bit much! 

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The More You Know

  • Nintendo was founded in 1889. Before it sold video games, the Japanese company specialized in playing cards.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
  • A species of squid has been observed to leap from the ocean by using pressurized water jets to achieve flight, going as far as 98 feet!
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.