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Finland consumes the most coffee in the world approximately 26 pounds per person annually.

This is followed be the Nordic countries: Norway, Iceland and Denmark.

FALSE:

NIGERIA is a country located on the WESTERN coast of Africa.

It has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. However, Nigeria's most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. The country has abundant natural resources, notably large deposits of petroleum and natural gas.

TRUE

Lagos, the former capital, retains its standing as the country's leading commercial and industrial city.

Nigeria is bordered to the north by Niger, to the east by Chad and Cameroon, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Benin. Nigeria is not only large in area-larger than the U.S. state of Texas-but also Africa's most populous country. Nigeria has the largest black population in Africa.

FALSE

Nigerian Americans consistently rank as one of the most highly educated groups in the U.S., with strikingly high rates of advanced degrees, including PhDs, often surpassing the general U.S. population and even some Asian groups, though Indian Americans sometimes show higher graduate attainment.

Data shows significant percentages of Nigerian immigrants and their children holding Master's, PhD, or professional degrees, indicating a strong focus on higher education.

One of the reasons is because (relatively speaking) education is not that expensive. An interesting factoid is that, in the Universities, the Christian and Muslim students mingle well together.  It is only in Northern Nigeria where violence is rampant.

FALSE

Clemens was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, the sixth of seven children. At age 4, Sam and his family moved to the small frontier town of Hannibal, Missouri.

TRUE

After failing as a silver prospector, Sam began writing for the "Territorial Enterprise" (a  historic flamboyant Nevada newspaper founded in 1858 ) where he used (for the first time) his pen name: Mark Twain.

TRUE

As a riverboat pilot up and down the Mississippi River, he knew the culture and vernacular the boat would port at and had his characters speak that way. Mainstream critics protested and tried to ban the book: The jargon was not appropriate for literature. Twain himself protested, demanding not a single word be revised.

False.

William McKinley was nicknamed "Napoleon of Protection."

C'mon! You've seen those ginormous COSTCO container ships. As of late 2025, the country whose imports generate the most U.S. tariff revenue is actually China.

False

Tea is believed to have been discovered in China

A popular legend attributing its origin to Emperor Shen Nong around 2373 BCE. The story goes that while boiling water, leaves from a nearby tree fell in, and upon tasting the resulting brew, the emperor found it to be both flavorful and restorative.

True

Approximately 2,000 tiny leaves is required make just one pound of finished tea. There are more than 1,500 types of teas in the world. Tea plants grow wild in parts of Asia, but over 25 countries cultivate tea as a plantation crop. The very best tea comes from high elevations and is hand-picked.

False

Water is the most consumed beverage globally.

Tea, the second most consumed beverage globally, is one of the world's most popular beverages, boasts a rich history and fascinating facts. All true teas, including black, green, white, and oolong, come from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. Tea is the second most consumed beverage globally, after water. Beyond its popularity, tea is also known for potential health benefits, like antioxidants and possible heart health improvements.

False

While China is the largest overall consumer of tea by volume, Turkey drinks the most tea per capita. In Turkey, tea is a cultural staple, and the average person consumes 3.16 kg (6.96 lb) per year,

True

Both coffee and tea are rich in bioactive compounds-plant-based chemicals that promote health-but tea stands out for its particularly diverse array of antioxidants. These compounds, including flavonoids, polyphenols, and catechins, are linked to lower risks of heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Several recent analyses have found that higher consumption of tea, especially black tea and green tea, are associated with reduced risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, and early death.

False

The Roadrunner is not the fastest bird in the world. While it's known for its speed and is the fastest running bird capable of flight, the fastest bird overall is the Ostrich a flightless bird that can run up to 43 miles per hour. The roadrunner can reach speeds of up to 26 miles per hour.

True
The largest bird in the world is the Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus). It is both the tallest and heaviest bird alive today. Reaching heights of up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) and weighing as much as 346 pounds (157 kilograms), the ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa.

True

A Hummingbird is a small bird from the family Trochilidae, the only bird capable of sustained hovering, flying backward, and upside-down. Native to the Americas, these birds have unique physical and behavioral traits, including long bills for nectar feeding, wing patterns that create a distinctive humming sound, and an ability to enter a state of torpor to conserve energy.

The Hummingbird is also the smallest bird in the world. Native to Cuba, it measures around 6 cm (2.4 in) in length, and males weigh approximately 1.95 g (0.069 oz). Females are slightly larger, weighing about 2.6 g (0.092 oz).

False

The bird's-eye shot is attributed to Alfred Hitchcock in the movie, The Birds (1963).

A bird's-eye shot is a high-angle camera view from directly overhead a subject, simulating the perspective of a bird in flight to provide a unique overview or establishing shot of a scene, location, or action. This specialized camera angle can be used to establish scale, convey emotions like awe or terror, provide context, or create a detached, omniscient feeling for the viewer.

True

The Spix's macaw is considered the rarest bird in the world, having been declared extinct in the wild in 2000. While approximately 180 remain in captivity, their natural habitat has been devastated. Another contender for the title of rarest bird is the Night Parrot, a nocturnal parrot rediscovered in Australia after being thought extinct. Sightings and sounds of the Night Parrot are rare, and it prefers remote areas.

False

The Les Paul was invented by Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 - August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul.

True

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born in Seattle; November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time.

False

Also called a uke (informally), is a member of the lute (ancient guitar) family of instruments. The ukulele is of Portuguese origin and was popularized in Hawaii, brought by Portuguese cowboys. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.

False

Throughout the years, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page once played with the Yardbirds, but not Mick Taylor. He did, though, eventually play with the Rolling Stones before branching out into a solo career.

False

The signature guitar sound of Guns N' Roses is attributed to Slash (Saul Hudson: born July 23, 1965).

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 as a merger of local bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" line-up consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler.

No

Alexander the great was King of Macedonia and created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty. He was never defeated in battle, and only stopped expanding his Empire because his men wanted to go home. It’s likely he could have expanded his empire even further if they had kept going. His army stretched from Greece to Northwestern India. Ambitiously, he sought to conquer until he reached the end of the world.

Alexander the great was taught by the philosopher Aristotle at a young age, about politics, and philosophy. This might be why he was such an inspiring ruler. Alexander not only conquered over 2 million square miles of land, but created the biggest library of all time, the library of Alexandria. Alexander III of Macedonia is one of the most famous conquerors of all time.

One of the lesser known facts about Alexander the Great, was that he had different colored eyes, one was dark brown, and the other was sky blue.

Maryland

Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019), born and raised in Baltimore, was a popular American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019. The district includes just over half of the city of Baltimore, including most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County, as well as most of Howard County. He previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates. Cummings was the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform from January 2019 until his death in October of that year. Before his funeral service at Baltimore's New Psalmist Baptist Church, Cummings lay in state at the U.S. Capitol Building's Statuary Hall, the first African American lawmaker to achieve that honor. Following a state funeral, the official funeral for Cummings was held at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore and was attended by members of his family, various political figures — including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — and thousands of Baltimore residents. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barak Obama spoke at the widely attended memorial, along with countless others who considered Cummings a mentor. A man of strong principles, he never hesitated to reach across the aisle to Republicans, making life-long friends.

His parents were sharecroppers in South Carolina and left the state after they had Cummings’ eldest sibling. While Cummings was born and raised in Baltimore, South Carolina never stopped being home for the late congressman, according to relatives who still lives in the state.

Peter Green

Peter Green (born Peter Greenbaum; October 1946) is a legendary English blues rock lead guitarist, singer-songwriter and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac. He vanished decades ago in a blur of drugs and mental illness, proclaiming he left the music business "for my freedom." Previous he had played lead guitarist for John Mayall and the Blues Breakers, replacing Eric Clapton, then preceding Mick Taylor.

Green was a major figure in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement. B.B. King commented, "He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats. Eric Clapton has praised his guitar playing, noting his use of string bending, vibrato, and economy of style. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Rolling Stone ranked Green at number 58 in its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". His tone on the instrumental "The Supernatural" was rated as one of the 50 greatest of all time by Guitar Player.  In June 1996, Green was voted the third-best guitarist of all time in Mojo magazine.

The Hittites

Scotland's national instrument, the Bagpipe or in Gaelic "piob-mhor" (the great pipe) is not, contrary to popular belief, an instrument which has its origins in and has diffused from Scotland. The bagpipe is an instrument of great antiquity, an instrument which has its origins in the Middle East and traveled through and evolved in Europe alongside the diffusion of early civilization. The "Oxford History of Music" makes mention of the first documented bagpipe being found on a Hittite slab at Eyuk. This sculptured bagpipe has been dated to 1,000 B.C. Biblical mention is made of the bagpipe in Genesis and in the third Chapter of Daniel where the "symphonia" in Nebuchadnezzar's band is believed to have been a bagpipe. The Hittites were an Anatolian people living in what is now Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon. The empire started in the 18th century BCE, peaking in the 14th century BCE and finally trailing off around 1180 BCE with the collapse of the Bronze Age. Author Sayce traces the history of the Hittite people, attempting to demonstrate that this was an empire of significance that is not afforded the credit it deserves.

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse (1840 – 1877;  Standard Lakota Orthography: Tȟašúŋke Witkó) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by white American settlers on American Indian territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. His most famous battle was the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 where he led a war party to victory over George Armstrong Custer and US federal army. The victory, earned him great respect from both his enemies and his own people. In September 1877, four months after surrendering to US troops, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by a bayonet-wielding military guard while allegedly resisting imprisonment at Camp Robinson in present-day Nebraska. He ranks among the most notable and iconic of Amerindian warriors and was honored by the U.S. Postal Service in 1982 with a 13¢ Great Americans series postage stamp. The popular bumper sticker ‘Custer had it coming’ illustrates the respect he still command to this very day.