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1. The Philippines is the world's leading producer of coconuts, having produced You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
2. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., 52 million people in the Philippines speak English, making it the fifth largest English-speaking nation behind the U.S., India, Pakistan, and the U.K.
3. Of the top 10 largest shopping malls in the world, three are found in the Philippines: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
4. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River in Palawan is You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Until the discovery of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., the Puerto Princesa River was the longest subterranean waterway in the world.
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5. Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521, marking the start of the archipelago's colonization under Spanish rule, a 377-year period that lasted You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
6. The islands were dubbed "the Philippines" after You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
7. As a result of the Spanish influence, the country is predominantly Christian with You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. practicing some mode of Christianity, the vast majority being Roman Catholic.
8. The world's largest Christmas lantern was illuminated in San Fernando, Pampanga You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The structure was 26.8 meters in diameter and cost five million Philippine pesos.
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9. Pope John Paul II offered a mass to about five million Filipinos You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The event went into the Guinness Book of World Records as the Biggest Papal Crowd at the time.
10. In 2009, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. were being sent in the Philippines daily. The country was one of the earliest adopters of text messaging, earning the moniker "text capital of the world" from the mid '90s to the early 2000s.
11. The English word 'boondocks' is actually You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: the Tagalog word for 'mountain' is 'bundok.'
12. The word entered the North American vernacular You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., just as the Philippines became involved in the Second World War.
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13. Taal Volcano in Talisay, Batangas, is one of the world's 17 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. — volcanoes that need to be looked after given their active state and explosive history. It's also located in a lake, and has a lake inside it, with You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in it!
14. The amount of sulfur dioxide expelled by Mount Pinatubo during You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., created a two-year haze of sulfuric acid all over the world. It caused global temperatures to drop by 0.5 °C (0.9 °F).
15. A Filipino named Roberto del Rosario made the karaoke machine in 1975, but a Japanese musician invented it four years earlier. Del Rosario, however, was the first to patent the product, which makes him the first patented producer of the karaoke.
16. In the province of Camiguin, there are more volcanos (seven) than towns (five). There hasn't been an eruption since the mid 1950s, but the island has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the world.
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17. The positioning of the Philippine flag's colors indicate a message. If it is flown with the red stripe on top, the nation is You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Otherwise, during peacetime, the blue is on top.
18. The modern yo-yo You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. from a word in the Philippine language Ilocano, yóyo.
19. The University of San Carlos in Cebu City was You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 1595, making it the oldest school in the Philippines.
20. Then in 1611, the University of Santo Tomas (or, lovingly, "Usté") was You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. by the Dominican Order. It is the world's largest Catholic university in terms of population. Both it and University of San Carlos are older than Harvard, which was not founded until 1636.
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21. The cone of the sea snail Conus gloriamaris is a highly valued collector's item, the first examples of which were You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and sold at auction for upwards of $5,000.
22. In 2002, the world's biggest pair of shoes were You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The wingtips clock in at about 5.3 meters in length, 2.4 meters in width, and almost 2 meters in height. They cost two million Philippine pesos.
23. Manila, the capital city of the country, takes its name You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that grew on mangrove trees, locally known as nilad. 'May nilad' can be translated to mean 'there are nilad there.'
24. The rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The terraces were built about 2,000 years ago and — thanks to the rough terrain keeping settlers out — remain as they would have been in pre-colonial times.
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25. The Philippines has won at least eight major international beauty pageant titles: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for Miss Universe; You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for Miss International; and at least one for Miss World, the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Megan Young.
26. About 25 years before the first book was printed in the United States, the Tagala, the first Filipino-Spanish dictionary, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
27. After the Second World War, the Philippine jeepney You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. out of the G.I. Jeeps American soldiers brought to the country in the 1940s. It's Pinoy upcycling!
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28. The Philippines' approximately 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi.) of land area are You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
29. This gives the country 36,289 kilometers (22,549 mi.) of coastline and puts the Philippines at You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
30. Depending on the method of classification, there are You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the Philippines, such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Waray, and Kapampangan.
31. The Philippines welcomed its 100-millionth citizen You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., making the country the seventh most populated country in Asia and the 12th in the world.
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