6 Most unBelievable Things, You Don't know in This world. #4 will shock you

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1. TIL that an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped and beaten until a pride of lions chased her attackers off, then the lions stayed and defended her until help could arrive

Who says dogs are more loyal than cats? In Ethiopia, a group of men chase and beat a 12-year-old girl, trying to force her into a marriage. But a group of lions scared the men off and then stayed by the girl’s side until her family found her a few days later. Experts say the girl’s crying may have sounded to the lions like the meow of a young cub. But locals say it’s a miracle as the lions are often considered a serious threat to locals.

2. TIL Norway has no minimum wage, but its McDonald's workers make 16-24 US dollars an hour.

A coalition of groups rally in front of a McDonald's in Harlem during a protest by fast food workers and supporters for higher wages..
Working at McDonald’s isn’t just for Norway’s dropouts. Norway doesn’t have minimum wage, but McDonald’s workers make the equivalent of 16-24 US dollars an hour depending on their age. Compare that to the $7.25 they’ll offer as minimum wage in the United States and it might be worth the investment to take those burger-flipping skills abroad. You’ll make more than twice as much.

3. TIL buying or selling chewing gum is illegal in Singapore.

If you’re in Singapore hoping to buy some chewing gum after your coffee or lunch break, you’re out of luck. The sale of chewing gum is forbidden in the country. The only reason gum can be imported is if it’s for export elsewhere. This law came to be after officials apparently noticed copious amounts of discarded gum on sidewalks and streets. If you’ve got gum, you can chew it, but be discreet. If you’re not spitting it out in a trash can, beware: great fines will apply.

4. TIL Chad and Romania have identical flags, as do Indonesia and Monaco

Citizens in Chad and Romania may face a national identity crisis when they realize their flags are exactly the same. It’s true; each features a blue, yellow and red stripe, running from left to right. Those in Indonesia and Monaco are in the same position. Their flags are also identical, with a red half on top of a white half. But honestly with 196 countries in the world, there are only so many color and pattern combinations left to choose from.

5. TIL 90% of all adoptions in Japan are adult adoptions, mostly men in their 20-30s.
Forget cute babies. Why go through all of the hassle of raising a child when you can just adopt the end product — a well-adjusted man in his 20s or 30s? In Japan, that’s precisely what’s happening with 90 percent of adoptions. Why? Families are adopting full-grown men to ensure heirs to their companies if they lack a son of their own or don’t trust him to carry on the business.

6. TIL Korea's DMZ is one of the world's most abundant and well-preserved natural reserves.

A flock of wild geese fly over a barbed-wire fence near the Demilitarized Zone.

If there’s any group that thrives on conflict between North and South Korea, it’s the wildlife. A de facto nature reserve has grown in the de-militarized zone between the two nations, and either war or peace could disrupt that balance, experts say. The zone houses several rare species native to the region, including rodents, birds and deer. War would o