Learning about world history and geography is important, but there are plenty of fascinating, fun facts about other countries that textbooks don't include.

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So when Threads user @ravinderpelia asked to hear about " a fact about a country that sounds completely made up but is 100% real and still blows your mind," I was sat for the responses.

I hope you're ready to learn something new about the world, because these unbelievable facts are completely true. This Thread's answers did not disappoint!

1. This Argentine superstition:

2. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his surprising day job:

3. The Great Emu War:

4. Over 5% of the Earth's biodiversity is found in this small but important country:

5. Just how many countries celebrate freedom from England:

6. France's last execution by guillotine:

7. When Ireland legalized drug use and almost accidentally outlawed heterosexual marriage in 2015:

8. A desert country that imports even more desert:

9. The infamous heist of the world's only maple syrup reserve:

10. This country is home to hundreds of archaeological sites:

11. Rwanda's strict plastic ban:

12. The ecological importance of the DMZ:

13. The surprising size comparison between Monaco and NYC's Central Park:

14. The United States' concerning number of serial killers:

15. This impressive geography fact:

16. The bloodless "Whiskey War":

17. A Prime Minister who became lost at sea:

18. A penguin who's been promoted in the Norwegian King's Guard:

19. The age of Malaysian jungles:

20. Bhutan's National Happiness Index:

21. The vast number of languages recognized in some countries, like Guatemala and the Philippines:

22. And finally, the mind-boggling number of lakes in Finland: