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Uganda
  • One of the 7 World Baha’¡­ Houses of Worship is located on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda
  • It is stated that almost 50% of Uganda’s population are under 15 years old
  • The butcher of Uganda, Idi Amin, was responsible for genocide. So many bodies were dumped into the Nile river that it clogged up the dam

Ukraine
  • In Ukraine, a woman’s shirt/blouse is very important. Every woman was supposed to know how to make a shirt. Average women had around 15-20 shirts while well-to-do women had over 50 shirts
  • Traditionally in summer, unmarried Ukrainian women do not wear hats or bonnets and walk bare-headed, with their hair usually braided

Ultraman
  • The actor who played the monsters in Ultraman was a martial arts expert (Nakajima) and his apprentice acted as Ultraman instead
  • In the Ultraman series, the monster costumes would often be complete except for the feet. This was to allow the actors to balance themselves for the fights
  • At the end of the series, the English dub is incorrect. In the English dub, Ultraman stated he would return, and this was different to the original script

umbilicus
  • When you are born, your umbilicus is the best source of stem cells that can be used to generate every single cell in your body. If not harvested immediately, this source is lost forever

United States, USA, America
  • 26 of the American states have names originating from native Indian words, including Iowa which means “Sleepy Ones” and Texas meaning “Ally”

upset
  • The word ‘upset’ originated from horse racing. The common use of the word came after one race where a new upstart horse named ‘Upset’ unexpectedly beat the crowd favourite named ‘Man O’ War’ who had never lost a race before that day

Uranus
  • Uranus was originally called Georgium Sidium, in honour of King George III of Britain
  • Uranus’ axis is at 97 degrees. which means that it orbits on its side. (Most of the planets spin on an axis nearly perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic but Uranus’ axis is almost parallel to the ecliptic.)
  • Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years

urine
  • The entire worlds output of urine takes about 45 minutes to go over the Niagra falls
  • In certain types of liver diseases, urine becomes dark yellow
  • A medicine called Rifampacin can turn urine bright orange
  • A medicine called Propofol can turn urine green