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World's Poorest President

Uruguay's president, Jose Mujica , is the world's poorest president. Mujica donates about 90% of his monthly salary, equivalent to $12,000 (£7,500), to charity - has led him to be labelled the poorest president in the world. Jose Mujica lives on a farm on the outskirts of Montevideo with his wife and three-legged dog Part-time farmer's proudest and most valuable possession is his tired-looking Volkswagen Beatle Glimpse into president's austere lifestyle comes in week former Labour MP Margaret Moran was found fiddling her parliamentary expenses Related Video   Source:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234003/Jose-Mujica-Uruguayan-President-lives-ramshackle-farm-gives-90-earnings-away.html#ixzz4I03mElFW 

Four (4) Astonishing Facts About Dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs ruled the earth for over 160 million years.  Scientists believe that the massive asteroid or volcano activity are the prime reasons leading to their extinction. The longest Dinosaurs was approximately over 40 meters or 131 foot. The heaviest dinosaurs was approximately 80 tons or 170370 pounds (lb).

How many types of banana in the world?

It is believed that there are 1000 different kinds of banana in the world!

Mini Fact 2: Worldwide Obesity & Overweight

In 2014, Over 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight Over 600 million were obese. Overall, about 13% of the world’s adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014. In 2014, 39% of adults aged 18 years and over (38% of men and 40% of women) were overweight. The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014 Source: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/

Mini Fact 1: Number Colleges In The United States

This is a random fact! You may or may not care about it but I think it won’t hurt. Yes, tell me total number of colleges and universities in the United States. If you don't know, that's ok. I have provided that number below: Total School and Colleges: 4599 4-Year Institutions: 2870 2-Year Institution: 1729 Source: National Center for Education Statistics (December 2012). "Table 5 Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2010-11