Things You'll Only See In Russia

Miss Russia Beauty Pageants

The Miss Russia beauty pageant is the perfect place to find the next supermodel. The pageant has been a Russian past time since 1992. The winner of this show will head to the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. Past winners include a power engineer, ballroom dancers, a global economics student, a cybernetic systems student, and even a police officer. 

Moscow is Russia's Vegas

What happens in Moscow, stays in Moscow. It can get pretty wild in one of the most popular cities in Russia. Most visitors are advised to stick to the town center at night unless they want to get wild. 

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The More You Know

  • You make approximately a teaspoon of tears per hour.
  • The last movie ever rented at a corporate Blockbuster was "This Is The End" at a store in Hawaii.
  • "E" is the most common letter and appears in 11 percent of all english words.
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.