I relate to the Antarctica fact. There seems to be around 10 fun facts that everyone knows, so it’s just irritating and kind of patronising when someone mentions them. An example being “Did you know cleopatra lived closer to the moon landing than to the construction of the great pyramids?” So thank you for supplying us with genuinely interesting and unique fun facts!
Here's another crazy USA fact: The greatest distance between any two points within the US, including all territories, is 9,514 miles/15,311 km from Point Udall, Guam to Point Udall on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Yes, they have the same name, and there's a story behind why. Point Udall in St. Croix was named after Stewart Udall (US Secretary of the Interior under JFK and LBJ) in 1969 (obligatory nice). In 1987 legislation regarding renaming Orote Point to Point Udall, Congressman Denny Smith and Guam's nonvoting delegate at the time, Ben Blaz, said "If our legislation is approved, America's day would begin and end at a Point Udall". Point Udall in Guam would end up being named after his brother Mo Udall (late representative in Congress for Arizona and former chair of the House Interior Committee). When Mo died in 1998, Bill Clinton said, "It is fitting that the easternmost point of the United States, in the Virgin Islands, and the westernmost point, in Guam, are both named 'Udall Point.' The Sun will never set on the legacy of Mo Udall."
Weird fact #17 Quebec does not recognize the current provincial border with Labrador. Many maps shows part of it as disputed. Some maps drawn in Quebec claim vast areas as part of Quebec. It is an unresolved and much ignored concern in the rest of Canada.
Burkina Faso was better off under Comrade Sankara. He prioritized education, built roads and railway to tie the nation together, he reduced the salaries of all public servants including his own, vastly improved healthcare and made the country self-sufficient in terms of food production. He removed its dependence on the West. It was his ideology that helped make his country better for all. But of course, France wanted to maintain its dominance over the region and backed his assassination and coup by Blaise Compaoré. Yes, he may not have been perfect but ultimately, he was a great example for the rest of the continent, to rebuild themselves and not have to rely on a bigger power.
Don't call it the Sahara Desert, just say the Sahara or Sahara. Sahara MEANS desert in Arabic! Pokémon fans already know Isle of Man as the Isle of Armor! And regarding Singapore, they were kicked out because of race riots on the island (political and religious tensions between the Malays and the Chinese majority) that Malaysia wanted nothing to do with as the main reason. These tensions were caused by Singapore facing restrictions when it comes to trading with the rest of Malaysia, so Singapore didn't spend on economic development for Sarawak and Sabah like they were supposed to in retaliation, and when Singapore tried to negotiate, there was nothing but abusive speeches.
Have you thought about making a video discussing the Australian states and territories? I loved your discussions on Canada and the US and I think it could be really fun. Either way, love your videos!
Venezuela Oil is also in lots of sand (oil sand, not the surface sand), which used to be almost impossible to extract from. We can do it much better now, but it's still expensive. The oil in Canada is close to the surface and the snow cave us some trouble. I don't miss working in the oil fields :D
Wait wait wait. If it's true that "It's not a Fun Fact if everyone knows it" (5:00), then doesn't that imply an inverse relationship between the awareness of a Fact and how Fun it is? And doesn't that mean Toycat is making these Fun Facts _less_ fun just by sharing them? OH NO!
Fun fact, Liberia 🇱🇷 is the only other country besides the USA 🇺🇸 that celebrities the 4th of July. They are also the only country outside of North America that celebrate Thanksgiving & only 3 countries celebrate Thanksgiving USA 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦, & Liberia 🇱🇷 which for the 3rd one doesn't really make sense when you first look at it but when you dig deeper it will all make sense.
Yea Venezuelans are so happy that’s why 7 million have fled the country creating one of the largest displacement crises in the world. So fun and happy 😃
It’s actually amazing that my favorite Minecraft TH-camr has a geography channel as well. Minecraft and Geography are both things I dedicate my life to, I’m even applying for the 2024 geography bee. I aim to have a Geography TH-cam channel someday. I know you won’t see this but amazing job. ❤
Having been to Burkina Faso twice (July 2021 and October/November 2022) and my girlfriend having half her family from there, I was really happy to see Burkina Faso in this video!! As it is a truley wonderful country that is very often forgotten by most people when thinking about the West African region. However yes the situation is indeed extremely sad, the whole norhten part is being attacked by jihdadists. If it werent for this the country would be in a much better state right now. However the capital Ouagdougou and the southern parts of the country still stays safe for for travel for forgeiners. Anyhow im still happy ou ended that segment on a very positive note!!
Fact #15 is a verifiable fact-when you visit Oman you will say oh, man 💯💯💯 Best Arabian country to visit imo. It is safe & affluent like the other Gulf states, but not gaudy like the UAE & Qatar. The nature is beautiful-tons of beaches, mountains, and canyons right next to Muscat. It has a more substantial history (in my opinion) than any other current country on the Arabian peninsula and as such, Muscat has older architecture and a more “authentic” feel than the new-money cities like Doha, Dubai, Riyadh, etc
Thank you for getting deserts right. As someone who has to define deserts professionally, I tire of people calling places deserts that are semi-arid scrub steppes. This means more to me than you can imagine.
Irish customs/passport control is also in seville airport in Spain, I'm thinking this is actually a pretty normal thing nowadays? It might be wise if a non irish british or e.u* citizen to allow extra time after passing thru normal airport security as sitting in burgerking and running to your gate last minute not realising this could be detrimental.
That's right, it's in the same situation as Jersey and Guernsey. It has its own parliament, the Tynwald, and does not return an MP to the UK Parliament. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales might be regarded as self-governing parts of the UK as they have their own parliaments or assemblies but also return MPs to the UK Parliament.
I think that it i interesting that the North American end of the Bridge of the Americas is south of the South American end. Also, to travel from the Pacific end of the Panama Canal to the Atlantic end, you have to travel west.
My dad has a PhD in desert ecology and he says Antactica isn't a desert because the potential evapotranspiration (how much water could evaporate if there was any there) is too low. Most sources on the internet disagree (eg wikipedia) so idk if they're wrong or he is
Regarding Burkina Faso, hmm maybe the country would be better had Thomas Sankara not been assassinated. Interesting to see how that would’ve played out
Why do you call something that is unique, special or innovative weird? Weird is having a pet giraffe. Weird is going to a rock concert in a pink tuxedo. Weird is eating cereal with a fork. So many of the things you cite are rational, though not common approaches to a problem.
A reason why there are relatively slow speeds throughout Africa (and not JUST Bihari Faso, is because of the prevalence of very large mammals. You may have heard of some. Hippos, Rhinos, water Buffalo, elephants and more. Go ahead and do some research on other African countries and their night time speed limits.
"Average capital city per nation is 1.06" is not a statistical error. The average is much closer to 1. South Africas Georg, who has 3 capital cities, is an outlier.. and we should count it anyways.
@@boburiinchankludho Regardless of lack of recognition in a constitution, Bern is definitely the Swiss capital. And remember that Bolivia and Eswatini also have two capital cities.
The Liberia flag always looks to me like the flag maker started to make the US flag but change your mind when they got to the top left and did Texas instead
Not that I need to tell you this since you are British, ToyCat, but the Isle of Man is not "part of the UK." It's a crown dependency. It's basically the British Puerto Rico.
15:50 Nowadays, Singapore is very happy that Malaysia expelled them from the federation. Because they've become very rich and their living conditions are much better there. 🥳🥳🥳🥳
you can transition in iran to become a "traditional" couple? this broke my brain. all inhumanity aside, can you consider this somehow "progrssive"? (lot of " " " here)
they actually used to call me 16 Weird Facts About 16 Countries back in college
My real name is EJGM
That’s funny because they used to call me 16x weird in High School.
Can someone explain?
@@Walter2White no
@@marcel_kleist Why did they include "in High School" as part of your nickname?
the production value on this channel seems to be increasing and as a patreon supporter i must express my deepest displeasure with this development
Don’t worry, the thumbnail has a typo and is therefore still safe
For now….
agreed
Pity about the producer who is a gabbling half wit.
I relate to the Antarctica fact. There seems to be around 10 fun facts that everyone knows, so it’s just irritating and kind of patronising when someone mentions them. An example being “Did you know cleopatra lived closer to the moon landing than to the construction of the great pyramids?” So thank you for supplying us with genuinely interesting and unique fun facts!
wine production in california increased by 700% during the prohibition
i actually didnt know that cleopatra fact lol
@@MrTohawk thank you for the genuinely interesting fun fact, I never knew that!
Did you know that you live closer to cleopatra than the construction of the great pyramids?
bro this is one of my biggest pet peeves, i hate when people say "fun facts" that everyone knows and acts like theyre so smart for knowing it
Toycat‘s grandma being from Sri Lanka is so ingrained in my mind that it‘s the first thing I think of when I think of that country
Here's another crazy USA fact: The greatest distance between any two points within the US, including all territories, is 9,514 miles/15,311 km from Point Udall, Guam to Point Udall on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Yes, they have the same name, and there's a story behind why. Point Udall in St. Croix was named after Stewart Udall (US Secretary of the Interior under JFK and LBJ) in 1969 (obligatory nice). In 1987 legislation regarding renaming Orote Point to Point Udall, Congressman Denny Smith and Guam's nonvoting delegate at the time, Ben Blaz, said "If our legislation is approved, America's day would begin and end at a Point Udall".
Point Udall in Guam would end up being named after his brother Mo Udall (late representative in Congress for Arizona and former chair of the House Interior Committee). When Mo died in 1998, Bill Clinton said, "It is fitting that the easternmost point of the United States, in the Virgin Islands, and the westernmost point, in Guam, are both named 'Udall Point.' The Sun will never set on the legacy of Mo Udall."
Weird fact #17 Quebec does not recognize the current provincial border with Labrador. Many maps shows part of it as disputed. Some maps drawn in Quebec claim vast areas as part of Quebec. It is an unresolved and much ignored concern in the rest of Canada.
Burkina Faso was better off under Comrade Sankara. He prioritized education, built roads and railway to tie the nation together, he reduced the salaries of all public servants including his own, vastly improved healthcare and made the country self-sufficient in terms of food production. He removed its dependence on the West. It was his ideology that helped make his country better for all. But of course, France wanted to maintain its dominance over the region and backed his assassination and coup by Blaise Compaoré. Yes, he may not have been perfect but ultimately, he was a great example for the rest of the continent, to rebuild themselves and not have to rely on a bigger power.
my favourite fact was that Japan is actually a peninsula (22:02)
Don't call it the Sahara Desert, just say the Sahara or Sahara. Sahara MEANS desert in Arabic! Pokémon fans already know Isle of Man as the Isle of Armor! And regarding Singapore, they were kicked out because of race riots on the island (political and religious tensions between the Malays and the Chinese majority) that Malaysia wanted nothing to do with as the main reason. These tensions were caused by Singapore facing restrictions when it comes to trading with the rest of Malaysia, so Singapore didn't spend on economic development for Sarawak and Sabah like they were supposed to in retaliation, and when Singapore tried to negotiate, there was nothing but abusive speeches.
Have you thought about making a video discussing the Australian states and territories? I loved your discussions on Canada and the US and I think it could be really fun. Either way, love your videos!
13:55 that transition is so smooth lmao
Loving the sarcasm. South Africa very safe!
Did you know: The more ibx2cat 2nd channel videos you watch, the less likely you are to kill wallabies on the Isle of Man! Isn't that fun!
Venezuela Oil is also in lots of sand (oil sand, not the surface sand), which used to be almost impossible to extract from. We can do it much better now, but it's still expensive. The oil in Canada is close to the surface and the snow cave us some trouble. I don't miss working in the oil fields :D
Wait wait wait. If it's true that "It's not a Fun Fact if everyone knows it" (5:00), then doesn't that imply an inverse relationship between the awareness of a Fact and how Fun it is? And doesn't that mean Toycat is making these Fun Facts _less_ fun just by sharing them? OH NO!
Interesting point!
Fun fact, Liberia 🇱🇷 is the only other country besides the USA 🇺🇸 that celebrities the 4th of July. They are also the only country outside of North America that celebrate Thanksgiving & only 3 countries celebrate Thanksgiving USA 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦, & Liberia 🇱🇷 which for the 3rd one doesn't really make sense when you first look at it but when you dig deeper it will all make sense.
The Bridge of the Americas' southern end is in North America, and it's northern end is in South America. 😅
Yea Venezuelans are so happy that’s why 7 million have fled the country creating one of the largest displacement crises in the world. So fun and happy 😃
There are many of them in my country.
Stop spending money on editing or I'll unsubscribe. It's your money
It’s actually amazing that my favorite Minecraft TH-camr has a geography channel as well. Minecraft and Geography are both things I dedicate my life to, I’m even applying for the 2024 geography bee. I aim to have a Geography TH-cam channel someday. I know you won’t see this but amazing job. ❤
More fun facts: Sweden has the largest amount of islands in the world. Norway has a very long coastline, second longest in the world
Having been to Burkina Faso twice (July 2021 and October/November 2022) and my girlfriend having half her family from there, I was really happy to see Burkina Faso in this video!! As it is a truley wonderful country that is very often forgotten by most people when thinking about the West African region. However yes the situation is indeed extremely sad, the whole norhten part is being attacked by jihdadists. If it werent for this the country would be in a much better state right now. However the capital Ouagdougou and the southern parts of the country still stays safe for for travel for forgeiners. Anyhow im still happy ou ended that segment on a very positive note!!
Do they still have African cowboys and a thriving film industry?
Fun fact about the Bridge of the Americas:
The North America end of the Bridge is actually further South than the end that connects to South America.
toycat you should make geoguesser content with fun voice over facts and stuff
Really great video, classic ibx2cat entertainment!
Kicking out Singapore was a huge self own by Malaysia.
normalise watching arsenal, playing call of duty and also enjoying fun geography facts.
Coming up next: 16 [normal] facts about 16 weird countries.
Toycat casually drops a fact about Iran's forced transitions in the lighthearted country fact video.
Skiing to the top is not the usual direction of travel en piste. Not many people even think of trying...
Fact #15 is a verifiable fact-when you visit Oman you will say oh, man 💯💯💯
Best Arabian country to visit imo. It is safe & affluent like the other Gulf states, but not gaudy like the UAE & Qatar. The nature is beautiful-tons of beaches, mountains, and canyons right next to Muscat. It has a more substantial history (in my opinion) than any other current country on the Arabian peninsula and as such, Muscat has older architecture and a more “authentic” feel than the new-money cities like Doha, Dubai, Riyadh, etc
Ow holy jebus the stars are shining brightly and tho the angles cry
Dont the UK have a customs clearance setup in France at Calais and Gare Du Nord for the Eurostar
Thank you for getting deserts right. As someone who has to define deserts professionally, I tire of people calling places deserts that are semi-arid scrub steppes. This means more to me than you can imagine.
I feel you.
I found the "werid" thumbnail amusing and these fun facts even more amusing! Thanks for the video!
I'm disappointed he didn't do the gay test
Lmao 😂
5:15 "Local British man purposely ignores Falkland Islands when mentioning places that could become independent in the Americas."
Irish customs/passport control is also in seville airport in Spain, I'm thinking this is actually a pretty normal thing nowadays? It might be wise if a non irish british or e.u* citizen to allow extra time after passing thru normal airport security as sitting in burgerking and running to your gate last minute not realising this could be detrimental.
I like how the thumbnail literally says "Werid"
Thumbnail says werid
Huh, werid
Weird way to spell it, huh
I'm going to the isle of man to fight on the side of the wallabie
The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom, but is rather a Crown Dependency.
That's right, it's in the same situation as Jersey and Guernsey. It has its own parliament, the Tynwald, and does not return an MP to the UK Parliament. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales might be regarded as self-governing parts of the UK as they have their own parliaments or assemblies but also return MPs to the UK Parliament.
Now, you shall make a video entitled 16 wierd facts about 16 WIERD countries
12:37 Gurudwara sahib Monrovia! Was not expecting a Sikh place of worship in Liberia
Why does your hoodie say t-shirt?
I think that it i interesting that the North American end of the Bridge of the Americas is south of the South American end. Also, to travel from the Pacific end of the Panama Canal to the Atlantic end, you have to travel west.
My absolute favourite facts about the Americas 👍
Amazing content! Never knew Andrew's grandother was from Sri Lanka!!
My dad has a PhD in desert ecology and he says Antactica isn't a desert because the potential evapotranspiration (how much water could evaporate if there was any there) is too low.
Most sources on the internet disagree (eg wikipedia) so idk if they're wrong or he is
4:17 I already knew that.
I have my brother the weirdly shaped We will all die mug. I don’t think he’s used it yet
Me when 2cat makes a segway from Oman to Canada but doesn't mention the Okanagan shrublands:
._.
Regarding Burkina Faso, hmm maybe the country would be better had Thomas Sankara not been assassinated. Interesting to see how that would’ve played out
Why do you call something that is unique, special or innovative weird? Weird is having a pet giraffe. Weird is going to a rock concert in a pink tuxedo. Weird is eating cereal with a fork. So many of the things you cite are rational, though not common approaches to a problem.
great video
5:52 Doesn’t Bolivia have 2 capitals?
Next time do the gay test.
Fun fact: Iran performs the most gender reassignment surgeries in the world.
I think Thailand is no.1 but yes Iran is a close 2nd! Pretty crazy though.
As a matter of interest, are the majority of them male-to-female or female-to-male?
@@Axitutl60 not sure it would matter as it’s usually done so they comply with the Quran as a heterosexual marriage.
great video :))
I’m pretty sure he offended at least one person
As a South African living in Australia, yes, it's very safe there :P
13:47 Please, do that gay test. 😂😂😂😂😂
Has anyone ever told you that you look like a young Otto Witt from the film Zulu?
I'm sure he wishes everyone would stop endlessly banging on about it.
When singapore was singapoor
ps: I need more granny rants
A reason why there are relatively slow speeds throughout Africa (and not JUST Bihari Faso, is because of the prevalence of very large mammals. You may have heard of some. Hippos, Rhinos, water Buffalo, elephants and more. Go ahead and do some research on other African countries and their night time speed limits.
tbh many countries use the US dollar because it's one of the worlds most stable currencies
Next time mention my country the netherlands. Also great video!
So…. if our atmosphere were to stay the same, eventually, all of earth’s water will be frozen at Antarctica? 😢
No because the ice on the edge still melts and continues the cycle
I hate when i want to buy a snack in El Salvador and i don't have enough bitcoin.
Really?
You have a step dad that is an arsenal fan and plays call of duty lol 3 things that explain ehy you are like you are
"Average capital city per nation is 1.06" is not a statistical error. The average is much closer to 1. South Africas Georg, who has 3 capital cities, is an outlier.. and we should count it anyways.
How would Switzerland's and Nauru's lack of Capital cities affect the average?
@@boburiinchankludho Regardless of lack of recognition in a constitution, Bern is definitely the Swiss capital. And remember that Bolivia and Eswatini also have two capital cities.
It's hard to take averages seriously when you realise the average person has about one testicle and one ovary.
@@boburiinchankludho It ends up as a 1.04.
16:14 2015 isn't recently, it's 8 years ago.
Now 9.
We need 16 facts 2.0
Toycat is great
Did you know that Canada was the first American country to be discovered by Europeans (vikings)
The Liberia flag always looks to me like the flag maker started to make the US flag but change your mind when they got to the top left and did Texas instead
When's 16 more facts about 16 more countries
(insert comment about the typo in the thumbnail)
Not that I need to tell you this since you are British, ToyCat, but the Isle of Man is not "part of the UK." It's a crown dependency. It's basically the British Puerto Rico.
Nobody:
The thumbnail: *W E R I D*
theres also a group of wallabies on Lambay Island. Private island owned by an english man
I want a video of you eating lobster rolls.
Hello! Happy last day of March and have a wonderful month of April! 🥳🐰🥚🍫🌷
That microwave comment is the most adorable racist-sounding thing I've ever heard.
I don't think the Isle Of Man is part of the UK. It's technically a self-governing overseas territory.
It's like 2016 youtube but now
15:50 Nowadays, Singapore is very happy that Malaysia expelled them from the federation. Because they've become very rich and their living conditions are much better there. 🥳🥳🥳🥳
9:36 I only know about 1 wildlife park on the Isle of Man and I have been there lots of times. I would recommend it.
I learned the US border fact the hard way, got stranded in Canada 🇨🇦 because US customs closed.
thumbnail has typo
I find this guy to be strangely annoying and entertaining at the same time!😮😊
the thumbnail is misspelled
you can transition in iran to become a "traditional" couple? this broke my brain. all inhumanity aside, can you consider this somehow "progrssive"? (lot of " " " here)
Do the Gay test. Please
why is nobody talking about how the thumbnail is misspelled? 🤔
Because it's annoying
Love
You even paid an editor to spell "weird" wrong...
Stopped watching after you said your stepdad supports Arsenal. Unsubscribed. Tell him Leeds will win tomo.
WTF
thumbnail says 16 werid facts lol
Fun fact: In Sweden, it looks like Öland and Gotland was carved out of Vänern and Vättern :)
Venezuela is doing super badly, actually. It's impossible to speak well of Venezuela's situation.