Bhavneet: Hello Podcast listeners! Welcome backto Drive with Us. It’s Bhavneet.

Taranjit: And Taranjit.

Bhavneet: And today, we’re gonna talk about theworld.

Taranjit: And how little Americans know.

Bhavneet: So, I saw this clip of, it was, Jimmy Kimmel.And they sent someone out into the street with a blank world map and a pointer.With a simple task for people who are walking by to name a country. Anycountry. ANY country. And no one could name a country.

Taranjit: What I found funny was that no one knewwhere North America was.

Bhavneet: The U.S. Shout out to lady who went tohigh school and college, and thought Russia was America.

Taranjit: Oh no. We do not want to be Russia.

Bhavneet: Yea. So, the saving grace was thislittle kid, who I swear, is currently in Spanish class. And if you take Spanishin high school, remember the song to remember all the countries? Yea, he wasgoing through that in his head as he was going [in singing voice] Madrid Espada, Santo Domingo. Yea, I can’tsing. 

Taranjit: That’s all you remember?

Bhavneet: I can’t sing, so I am going to stopbefore I lose everyone. Yea.

Taranjit: There going to go back to listening tomusic.

Bhavneet: Yea. No music! Just our voices. Oursoothing voices. So, yes. Going off of that. We thought, we thought we testeach other. Oh God! I sound like Trump.

Taranjit: E. Other.

Bhavneet: Going off of that, we thought we wouldtest each other. Why does it sound weird? Test each other.

Taranjit: Okay.

Bhavneet:  Andour knowledge of the countries of the world. So, we each came up with 10countries.

Taranjit: We didn’t come up. We looked these up.

Bhavneet: We made up our own countries. Just tofool you guys. So, we have a list of 10 countries. Going easier to harder. Andwe’re gonna give each other the capitals, and we have to guess the country. So,you guys can play along. Tell us how many you get right. How you well you knowyour countries. And, whether you’re better than us.

Taranjit: Probably are. We’re gonna suck.

Bhavneet: I’m gonna crush you!

Taranjit: Yea. Probably are.

Bhavneet:  I’mconfident.

Taranjit: I know. I can see that.

Bhavneet: I know a decent amount of countries.Not their capitals, but the countries.

Taranjit: Okay. Showoff. Let’s see how much you get.

Bhavneet: Probably none.

Taranjit: Oh, you better get this first one.

Bhavneet: Well, I hope so. It’s supposed to beeasy. Alright. You start.

Taranjit: Start as in? I give it to you first or Iguess first?

Bhavneet: Whichever you prefer.

Taranjit: I’ll give it to you.

Bhavneet: Oh God.

Taranjit: First capital. Ready?

Bhavneet: Eh-uhh. Give it to me. I’m ready.

Taranjit: Like that? Okay.

Bhavneet: It’s my ready stance.

Taranjit: Paris.

Bhavneet: Uhhh. Eiffel Tower.

Taranjit: That’s in Paris. Getting there. What’sthe country name?

Bhavneet: France.

Taranjit: Ding. Ding. Ding.

Bhavneet: What do I win?

Taranjit: Nothing yet.

Bhavneet: A fun fact!

Taranjit: Oh, yea!

Bhavneet: I win a fun fact! We also came, uh,looked up some interesting facts about these countries. So, we can edumacateeach other and you guys listening.

Taranjit: Alright. So, fun fact about France.

Bhavneet: France.

Taranjit: You can marry a dead person.

Bhavneet: Oh God.

Taranjit: So, basically…

Bhavneet: I rather not.

Taranjit: In certain cases, you can marry a deadperson as long as you can prove that person wanted to marry you.

Bhavneet: How do you do that? Love letters?

Taranjit: So, if you could marry any person thatis dead, who would you marry?

Bhavneet: No one. I don’t want to marry a deadperson. I wanna marry a live person. A very, very live person. What about you?

Taranjit: Yea. Same boat.

Bhavneet: Then why would you ask that?

Taranjit: I don’t know. Maybe..

Bhavneet: Would any of you guys marry a deadperson? Let me know, so I can be creeped out. Don’t go to France.

Taranjit: Good job. One point.

Bhavneet: Watch us have the same countries on ourlist.

Taranjit:  Weprobably do.

Bhavneet: There’s like how many hundred ofcountries? You better not have picked ones. And the same fact. That would suck.It would make for a boring episode.

Taranjit:  Youobviously didn’t pick France.

Bhavneet: How do you know? Maybe I crossed it offright now? With my finger. Alright, number one. Athens.

Taranjit:  Greece.

Bhavneet: I was like. Oh my God. I stumped you.That face.

Taranjit:  Idid it on purpose.

Bhavneet: Aw man.

Taranjit:  Funfact me.

Bhavneet: Which one.

Taranjit:  Whichone?

Bhavneet: I wrote a couple cause I startedgetting interested. Like really interested.

Taranjit:  Ithought we were doing one fun fact.

Bhavneet: We are. I’m gonna share with you one.And keep the rest for myself. Okay. So, this is about Athens. So. Yea.

Taranjit:  Soso.

Bhavneet: Little So-so. Anybody watched thatshow? Get that reference? Okay. Athens. Did you know?

Taranjit:  No.I didn’t.

Bhavneet: Lands. Let me finish. Athens lands onthe top 10 European best destinations list every year.

Taranjit:  That’swhy we should go.

Bhavneet: Yea. Buy me a ticket. Let’s go.

Taranjit:  Youbuy me a ticket.

Bhavneet: You suggested it.

Taranjit:  Yea,but you gave the fact.

Bhavneet: Yea, well I didn’t say, hey look thefact, let’s go. I’ll buy you a ticket.

Taranjit:  Yea,buy my ticket.

Bhavneet: Alright. Next.

Taranjit:  Oneto one.

Bhavneet: We’ll think about it.

Taranjit:  Havana.

Bhavneet: What did you say?

Taranjit:  Havana?

Bhavneet: Alright. Ready? [in singing voice] Madrid España, La Havana de Cuba. I skipped acouple in the middle, but Cuba.

Taranjit:  Startingoff easy. Two points. So…

Bhavneet: You know I’m gonna get it. I took mySpanish.

Taranjit:  Yourfun fact.

Bhavneet: Yea? Is it fun?

Taranjit:  There’stwo. Well, I wrote two.

Bhavneet: Pick the good one.

Taranjit:  I’mgoing to read you both.

Bhavneet: What?! I couldof read you a really goodone for Athens. That’s not fair.

Taranjit:  Fromthe air, what do you think the island of Cuba looks like?

Bhavneet: Not a boot, cause that’s Italy.

Taranjit:  Whatanimal?

Bhavneet: Oh, an animal? That’s my thinking face.

Taranjit: Rolling your eyes up to the sky?

Bhavneet: Yes. With my mouth open. I’m gonna pickan animal that is crazy. Ocelot.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: Oh darn. Nobody looked at it, and waslike, oh, that looks like an ocelot.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: Aww. They’re cute.

Taranjit: Apparently, it looks like a crocodile.

Bhavneet: Oh? That’s no fun. Alright.

Taranjit: Anyways, another interesting fact Ifound was that 99.8% of Cubans are literate.

Bhavneet: Illiterate?

Taranjit: No. Literate. They know how to read andright.

Bhavneet: That’s good.

Taranjit: So, they are up there, but number oneis Finland. They are almost 100%. 

Bhavneet: Whaaat?

Taranjit: And America was 125th.

Bhavneet: 125th?!

Taranjit: Only 86%.

Bhavneet: Free education guys. Free education. That’swhat we need.

Taranjit: Two to one.

Bhavneet: Alright. My turn. I mean your turn. I’mnot gonna say any of these rights, but Dublin.

Taranjit: We’re Americans, so…

Bhavneet: Dublin. Dooblin. Dooblin Dublin.

Taranjit: Ireland?

Bhavneet: Wow. You were so confident about that. Yea,you’re right.

Taranjit: Oh. Cool.

Bhavneet: How’d you? Why?

Taranjit: My brain’s…

Bhavneet: Be confident.

Taranjit: My brain’s not working.

Bhavneet: Alright. I have two.

Taranjit: Okay.

Bhavneet: I’m going to read them both.

Taranjit: Okay. I’m not stopping you.

Bhavneet: The Titantic was built in Belfast,Ireland. That one was not that interesting. Never saw the Titantic.

Taranjit: Yes. So… woop.

Bhavneet: Okay. This one’s better. In 1447,mustaches were illegal in Ireland.

Taranjit: What?!

Bhavneet: No mustaches. No disguises.

Taranjit: Don’t go there.

Bhavneet: No one can be in disguise.

Taranjit: You can make facial hair illegal?

Bhavneet: I guess so. In Ireland they did. In1447.

Taranjit: Well, that was a long time ago.

Bhavneet: I don’t know how long that lasted, butthey did it.

Taranjit: We’re tied. Two to two. Ready for yournext one?

Bhavneet: It better be easy still? Number 3.

Taranjit: You’re going to get this one.

Bhavneet: Oh God. When you say that, there’s morepressure.

Taranjit: Oh, this is so easy. You’re gonna getit. Doha.

Bhavneet: Qatar.

Taranjit: Why did you laugh?

Bhavneet: Qatar. You’ll see. Qatar. You’ll see.

Taranjit: Okay. Your fun fact, I guess becauseI’ll see. Apparently, it is the riches country. But that is not my fact.

Bhavneet: Don’t take all of them.

Taranjit: Many don’t use cutlery. So, meals arebasically served in a large dish, and they use bread, or something, to scoop itup. Kindof reminds me of us, Indians. We eat sabzi with roti. So…

Bhavneet: Shout out to all the desis.

Taranjit: I guess it is not that weird, but…

Bhavneet: Not a single spoon?

Taranjit: I guess not.

Bhavneet: Alright.

Taranjit: I don’t know if this site is reliable, ornot, but that’s the fact I found.

Bhavneet: Interesting. My turn. Your turn. Number3. Doha.

Taranjit: Oh. Hmmm.

Bhavneet: And we picked it for the same number.

Taranjit: Number 4?

Bhavneet: No number 3. What’s your guess?

Taranjit: Qatar.

Bhavneet: Correct, ma’am.

Taranjit: That’s so funny. We picked it for the3.

Bhavneet: Yea. So, I had something else first.Then I was like. No. no. Doha. Cause it had to be easy. I wasn’t sure if youwould have gotten the other one. Alright. Facts. I had richest country onplanet. But not my fact any more. I have a couple different facts. They are alot of the tops.

Taranjit: Yes. They are.

Bhavneet: They are the riches country, safestplace on Earth. Because natural disaster are least likely to strike there. Idon’t know how or why. But apparently. Natural disaster safe. But, is it crimesafe?

Taranjit: Well, I guess that meant we were safewhen we landed there.

Bhavneet: Yea. It didn’t seem safe. I guess weare. Alright, and also, it is one of the 20 most obese nations, and..

Taranjit: Yea. I read that.

Bhavneet: It trumps the U.S.

Taranjit: What?

Bhavneet: It trumps the U.S. in obesity.

Taranjit: I thought we were up there.

Bhavneet: Apparently. We might be, but they’rehigher. Alright.

Taranjit: Interesting.

Bhavneet: Interesting facts. The more you know.

Taranjit: Three to three. Here is number 4.You’re going to get this one.

Bhavneet: I hope so.

Taranjit: Bangkok. Is that your number 4?

Bhavneet: Yes. I mean, I’ll switch it. Gosh darnit. You better not take my fact. Alright. My turn. Bangkok.

Taranjit: No, wait. Let me tell you a fact.

Bhavneet: You guess.

Taranjit: You have to guess first.

Bhavneet: I did. I said Thailand.

Taranjit: Second that. Thailand. Okay. Here’s myfact. Since, I go first. You told me to go first.

Bhavneet: Dur fitteh moo.

Taranjit: This is a really really long fact. AndI was thinking I would make you read it.

Bhavneet: Okay. Good. Not that you’re going tomake me read it, but it better… it’s probably not my fact.

Taranjit: So, you’re lucky you know Bangkok asBangkok.

Bhavneet: Did you say Bangkong like Donkey Kong?

Taranjit: No. No. That’s not what I said.

Bhavneet: Okay.

Taranjit: Its real name is one of the longestnames of a place in the world.

Bhavneet: Oh, I saw that. I didn’t write it causeI can’t read that.

Taranjit: I don’t think I can read it either.

Bhavneet: Alright. If you wanna know, look it up.

Taranjit: It’s very long. It’s like one, two,three, four, five, six, seven, nine words, but really really long ones. With abunch of letters. I don’t know how you pronounce it.

Bhavneet: Look it up if you’re interested. If youcan pronounce it, teach us. Let us know.

Taranjit: So, it basically means all those wordsmean city of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of gems, seat ofking, city of royal palaces, home of Gods.

Bhavneet: Are those all synonyms or is it likecity of angels semi colon house of Gods?

Taranjit: Yea.

Bhavneet: Semi colon.

Taranjit: Semi colon. So, I am guessing each ofthose long words, so like the first long word might mean city of angels. Andthat second long word might be great city of immortals.

Bhavneet: Interesting. Alright. My fun fact time.I could say two cause they are really short.

Taranjit: Oh, and it has never been colonized byEurope.

Bhavneet: So, you wrote that whole name down justto say I can’t read that?

Taranjit: I was going to make you read it, but…

Bhavneet: Excuse you? Alright, Thailand is alsoone of the most visited countries in the world. Also, little did you know, ordid you know.

Taranjit: I might have looked it up, too.

Bhavneet: This is no fun. Alright. Top orchidexporter in the world.

Taranjit: Oh. No. I didn’t know that.

Bhavneet: The kingdom is called a kingdom,apparently. Has more than 1500 species of orchids.

Taranjit: Wow.

Bhavneet: That’s a lot of orchids.

Taranjit: Let’s go.

Bhavneet: I didn’t even know orchids grew there.

Taranjit: I guess so.

Bhavneet: Alright, let’s visit. Want to buy aticket.

Taranjit: Now there is another country added tothe list.

Bhavneet: We’re just racking up the expenses.

Taranjit: Not yet, but we’re making a list ofexpensive places to go.

Bhavneet: Alright, I’m gonna ask you first thistime because you keep taking my countries.

Taranjit: No. You told me to go first.

Bhavneet: No. No. You keep taking my countries.

Taranjit: Number five.

Bhavneet: Okay. Go ahead. I’m confused.

Taranjit: Amsterdam.

Bhavneet: Netherlands. Sorry I’m looking.

Taranjit: Very good. You’re so smart.

Bhavneet: Thank you. I know.

Taranjit: Here’s your fun fact.

Bhavneet: Okay.

Taranjit: As soon as I find it. More than aquarter of the country is below sea level. 50% of the land lies less than onemeter above sea level, and luckily, it is not a tsunami prone area because thatwould be bad news.

Bhavneet: Wait, what?

Taranjit: You didn’t get that. So, more than aquarter of the country lies below sea level.

Bhavneet: Oh.

Taranjit: And 50% of the land is only one meterabove sea level.

Bhavneet: Netherlands is an island right? No.Yes. See I know so much. This is why I need to go there.

Taranjit: Luckily, they don’t get tsunamisbecause that would be bad.

Bhavneet: Yea, that would be bad. Speaking of,there was a tsunami in Indonesia. Very bad.

Taranjit: Yea, it was like a volcano that causeda tsunami.

Bhavneet: Without any warning because it was avolcano. If it was an earthquake, they could have warned everyone. But, theycouldn’t because a volcano just erupted. That’s sad.

Taranjit: Now I don’t want to continue that youmentioned a sad fact.

Bhavneet: I give you a fun fact.

Taranjit: I wasn’t even done.

Bhavneet: Oh. I just spew facts. Fact.  

Taranjit: Well, can you read what my next fact isgoing to be?

Bhavneet: No, I don’t read minds.

Taranjit: Anyways. Before I was interrupted.

Bhavneet: I like to do that.

Taranjit: Another fact about the Netherland’speople are the tallest in the world.

Bhavneet: What? Like seven foot? Or just onaverage?

Taranjit: I think just on average. But who knows,I might be wrong. I don’t know anything.

Bhavneet: Alright, I had two countries for number5.

Taranjit: What?!

Bhavneet: But, I’m gonna pick this one.

Taranjit: Okay.

Bhavneet: I couldn’t decide. Alright.

Taranjit: Why didn’t you just say those twocountries and skip the repeats?

Bhavneet: I didn’t realize until now. Budapest. Igot you? Oh, snap. How many of you know where Budapest is the capital of?

Taranjit: I know this.

Bhavneet: You know more than her.

Taranjit: I know this.

Bhavneet: Really long pause while she thinks.Come on. Come on. You should know. Maybe. Pick a country. Any country. You onlyhave one out of 500 chance.

Taranjit: I don’t remember.

Bhavneet: Alright. Continent. What continent?

Taranjit: Probably Europe.

Bhavneet: You’re not even confident about that?Yes. Alright, what country?

Taranjit: That, I can’t remember.

Bhavneet: Should I tell you? Lose a point? Areyou keeping track?

Taranjit: Yes. I’m just checking how many you gotright. You got all of them. No need to keep track. I got one wrong. I can’teven remember this one.

Bhavneet: You want me to tell you? Would you liketo forfeit a point?

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: And earn a fun fact?

Taranjit: Fine.

Bhavneet: Hungary.

Taranjit: Yea. I would have never thought ofthat.

Bhavneet: Really? Okay. Fun fact. Hungary has wonmore than 465 Olympic medals.

Taranjit: What?

Bhavneet: Yup. It’s the second most gold medalsin this Olympic summer games in all the countries per capita.

Taranjit: Good for them.

Bhavneet: Yea. And they won gold medals in everysingle Olympics they competed in.

Taranjit: Wow.

Bhavneet: Yea.

Taranjit: Wow.

Bhavneet: Goals.

Taranjit: They’re good.

Bhavneet: Yea. Apparently, I didn’t even know.

Taranjit: Well, know we do.

Bhavneet: Yea.

Taranjit: Next time you’re at trivia night, andthis question comes up, you will know it is Hungary.

Bhavneet:  Yea, because that would be a question.

Taranjit: You never know.

Bhavneet: Alright. Next.

Taranjit: Five to four. Not happy. Not veryhappy. Anyways. Number six. Port of Spain.

Bhavneet: Port of Spain? Portugal?

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: I have no idea. It’s next to Spain.

Taranjit: Trinidad and Tobago.

Bhavneet: What?! That’s hard. Is that? Where isthat? Africa?

Taranjit: Trinidad and Tobago?! Isn’t that south?By us?

Bhavneet: You looked it up.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: You should know.

Taranjit: I didn’t look it up. Isn’t it by theCaribbean? Down there somewhere?

Bhavneet: It’s an island, right?

Taranjit: Yea.

Bhavneet: Okay. I think its down there.

Taranjit: It’s on this side.

Bhavneet: I guess so.

Taranjit: Not over by Africa. Don’t be likeeveryone. Is this Africa? Is this Africa?

Bhavneet: Watch the Jimmy Kimmel clip.

Taranjit: Is this Africa? That has to be Africa.No. That’s South America.

Bhavneet: Still Africa. Still a continent.

Taranjit: Anyways. Trinidad and Tobago. I havetwo facts.

Bhavneet: You have two facts for everything.

Taranjit: I’m gonna tell you both of them.

Bhavneet: Uh-huh. I could only tell you one forAthens.

Taranjit: Queen’s Park Savannah in the capitalcity of Port of Spain is the world’s largest traffic roundabout.

Bhavneet: I thought the one in, like, London wasreally big.

Taranjit: And apparently, in the center of thatroundabout, they have all kinds of carnivals, festivals, sports games whiletraffic is going around.

Bhavneet: Free entertainment while you’redriving. Do they get a lot of accidents?

Taranjit: I don’t know. I didn’t look that up.

Bhavneet: I hope not.

Taranjit: Probably not as bad as Maryland.

Bhavneet: Yea. Most people probably walk.

Taranjit: Fact number two. Probably going to saythis wrong.

Bhavneet: Okay. Say it wrong.

Taranjit: La brea pitch lake

Bhavneet: Pitch lake?

Taranjit: Yea. Pitch. Without laughing.

Bhavneet: Alright. Continue.

Taranjit: Is the largest commercial deposit ofnatural asphalt in the world.

Bhavneet: Asphalt?

Taranjit: And there is only like five of thesenatural asphalt deposit lakes, and its one of them.

Bhavneet: Interesting.

Taranjit: And it holds almost 10 million tons ofasphalt.

Bhavneet: Anyone wants to build some roads, they gotsome asphalt for you.

Taranjit: People go there to go see this becauseit’s like a famous thing.

Bhavneet: Oh? Add it to the list. Just add it tothe list.

Taranjit: Just keeps growing.

Bhavneet: Alright. Kabil.

Taranjit: I’m gonna get that one wrong.

Bhavneet: Shut up. Kabil. Qabool.

Taranjit: Pakistan?

Bhavneet: No. Ha ha. You got one wrong.

Taranjit: No. What is Pakistan?

Bhavneet: Something different. Not Kabil.

Taranjit: It has to be a middle Eastern.

Bhavneet: Yea, but you got it wrong.

Taranjit: Okay. Then tell me.

Bhavneet: Afghanistan.

Taranjit: Close enough. Now I got two wrong.

Bhavneet:  Good job. I thought you would have got thatone.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: Hello. Bollywood movies went to Kabil.

Taranjit: Oh. Yea.

Bhavneet: I forget what movie that was. The onewith John Abraham and Varun Dhawan.

Taranjit: Oh. Dishoom?

Bhavneet: Dishoom.

Taranjit: They did?

Bhavneet: Yea. They went to Kabil. And she waslike Qabool. Qabool. Qabool…

Taranjit: Oh. Yea.

Bhavneet: You’re married.

Taranjit: Now I want to see that movie again.

Bhavneet: Yes. Add it to the list. We’re gonna goto these places and we’re gonna watch Dishoom. Alright. Fun fact. It is the 42ndmost populous country in the world, and the 41st largest by area,but its only about 250 square miles. So, about the size of Texas. Everything’slike smaller than Tuxes.

Taranjit: Tuxes?

Bhavneet: Tuxes.

Taranjit: Everything fits in Tuxes.

Bhavneet: Yea. And Texas.

Taranjit: They have the safest drivers.

Bhavneet: Yea! Be more like Texas. Alright. Next.

Taranjit: Okay. Where are we?

Bhavneet: I am winning.

Taranjit: You have five. Yes. I know.

Bhavneet: How many do you guys have? Who’s winning?

Taranjit: Probably better than us. They probablyhave all of them.

Bhavneet: Yea, who has all of them?

Taranjit: Like we can see the driver who is like,“Me!”

Bhavneet: Raise your hand. I will find you.

Taranjit: Keep your hands ten and two on thewheel. 

Bhavneet: Safe driver over there. See, I’m aBaltimorian.

Taranjit: So, you wave.

Bhavneet: Yea, I wave.

Taranjit: Raise a hand.

Bhavneet: I raise a hand and wave it around likeyou just don’t care. Something, something, something. Alright. Next.

Taranjit: Okay. Number 7?

Bhavneet: Yes.

Taranjit: Damascus. And, no not the state…

Bhavneet: The state?!

Taranjit: Not the city I drive through to work.

Bhavneet: Oh, God. I don’t know where that is.Sounds familiar. You go there.

Taranjit: Not in this country.

Bhavneet: Is it in Europe? Let me think of acountry that I don’t know the capital of.

Taranjit: Yea. That face is gonna help you.

Bhavneet: Damascus. Damascus. Damascus. Damscus.

Taranjit: Are you making up a song? Sounds likeyou’re making a song.

Bhavneet: Still in Montgomery County.

Taranjit: Ooo. I stumped you.

Bhavneet: Sweden.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: Switzerland.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: Ireland.

Taranjit: You’re going right with the Scountries.

Bhavneet: Oh. Sss-waziland. That’s in Africa.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: Sssssssss…

Taranjit: You got it wrong.

Bhavneet: Ssssss-sumesh.

Taranjit: What is that? And where is that?

Bhavneet: An Indian person’s name.

Taranjit: They have a capital city?

Bhavneet: Their a country apparently. Alright.What?

Taranjit: Syria.

Bhavneet: That’s not in Europe! You lied to me.That’s in the Middle East. You know.

Taranjit: It’s still like…

Bhavneet: All the troops pulling out. The bigstink with Trump. Pulling out. Of the country.

Taranjit: Pulling out. Is that all you can say? Pullingout.

Bhavneet: You lied to me. I’m thinking ofEuropean countries, and you’re over there in the Middle East. Not cool.Alright. Give me your fun fact.

Taranjit: Apparently, the capital is the oldestand continuously lived in city in the world.

Bhavneet: Interesting.

Taranjit: That was just a minor fact. Here’sanother fact.

Bhavneet: That’s okay. That’s it.

Taranjit: Shouting valley. Do you know what thatis?

Bhavneet: Nope. Never heard of it.

Taranjit: What do you think it is?

Bhavneet: You shout into it, and it echoes backat you.

Taranjit: Yea. Pretty much. Shouting valley islike a point where the four countries meet. So, like Syria, Lebanon, Jordan,and Israel.

Bhavneet: So, it’s like the four corners ofMontgomery County? No. No. Mount Airy in the four counties of Maryland.

Taranjit: Yea.

Bhavneet: Mount Airy’s in four counties. Doesanyone live there?

Taranjit: In all four?

Bhavneet: No. There’s a point in all fourcounties. Does someone live in two counties on the line? Oh, that’sinteresting. What do you put in your address? I live in Carroll Howard.

Taranjit: Well, it’s whatever county claims thathouse. So, they have to say they are in that county, even though they arekindof in the other. Anyways, I didn’t finish. So, apparently, in the oldentimes before cell phones were invented cause now you can just call someone, peoplewould go to Shouting Valley, and they would shout something to someone on theother side. Like their relatives in another country.

Bhavneet: Then everyone knows their business.

Taranjit: Yea. Well, they could hear them.

Bhavneet: Your auntie’s son’s sister…

Taranjit: What?!

Bhavneet: …got married. And then, had a baby. Idon’t know.

Taranjit: Okay. And then, they shout back,“Congratulations!”

Bhavneet: And then someone on the other side waslike Oh no, your grandfather passed away. And then their like, Congratulations?How dare you?

Taranjit: You always turn this sad.

Bhavneet: No. I was saying people would hearother people’s things.

Taranjit: No, you always turn it into sad news.

Bhavneet: Aww. Back to happy. Alright my turn.Your turn.

Taranjit: Wrong. You got two wrong. I got twowrong.

Bhavneet: Beirut.

Taranjit: I know this.

Bhavneet: Are you sure? I was gonna do adifferent one, but I went with that. Beirut.

Taranjit: I know this. But not at the moment.

Bhavneet: So, wrong?

Taranjit: What continent is this on?

Bhavneet: I don’t know. Asia? I think. I thinkso.

Taranjit: Yea. It’s not coming to me.

Bhavneet: Winner. Winner. Me.

Taranjit: Sure.

Bhavneet: Lebanon.

Taranjit: I just said Syria and Lebanon are inthe Middle East, and you’re like I don’t know where this is.

Bhavneet: Yea. Where you said. Alright.Interesting fact. It is the oldest nation or country name in the world.

Taranjit: Interesting.

Bhavneet: Existing for nearly 4000 years. Thecapital, Beirut, is often compared with the phoenix. At first it said, phoenix,compared with phoenix. So, I’m like Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona, really? Okay.But, phoenix the bird I think cause it was destroyed and built as many as seventimes. And the city, Bibulous, is the oldest existing city in the world. Andthe Bible is said to be derived from the name.

Taranjit: Very interesting.

Bhavneet: Yea. Fun facts!

Taranjit: I’ll probably never remember all ofthis.

Bhavneet: You got that one wrong.

Taranjit: Thanks for rubbing it in.

Bhavneet: You’re welcome. I’m winning. I think.

Taranjit: Ready? I’m probably gonna say thiswrong. Ready?

Bhavneet: Yea, I’m ready.

Taranjit: Number 8. Kuala Lumpar.

Bhavneet: Kuala?

Taranjit: I’ll spell it for you.

Bhavneet: Australian koala?

Taranjit: I don’t know how you pronounce it.

Bhavneet: Wait, let me write this down.

Taranjit: K. U. A. L. A. That’s the first word.Second word. L. U. M. P. U. R. Probably putting emphasis on the wrong letters,but…

Bhavneet: Kuala Lumpur.

Taranjit: Sure.

Bhavneet: That’s the American way to say.

Taranjit: I said Lumpar. Lumpurr.

Bhavneet: Is it in Africa? How do you not know?

Taranjit: I didn’t look up where these are.

Bhavneet: But from the name of the country, youdon’t know where it is?

Taranjit: I feel like. I’m gonna say Europe foreverything.

Bhavneet: I don’t think it’s in Europe.

Taranjit: I don’t think so either.

Bhavneet: I don’t think it’s in Europe. So, is itin Asia.

Taranjit: Maybe. It’s maybe considered Asia, Ithink.

Bhavneet: Turkey. Your face. Sad shake. Ukraine.

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: You said Asia Europe. Your misleadingme.

Taranjit: Well. I said I don’t know. You’re theone forcing me to pick one. Asia. It’s Asia. That’s what you were saying.

Bhavneet: Congo. Chad.

Taranjit: No. You want me to tell you? Cause,your wrong.

Bhavneet: Liberia. Nigeria. Niger. I don’t know.

Taranjit: Niger?! Wrong. Malaysia.

Bhavneet: That’s a country?

Taranjit: Malaysia.

Bhavneet: Malaysia?! How did you not know whereMalaysia is?

Taranjit: I don’t.

Bhavneet: It’s an island. We listened to thatcomedian. He’s Malay.

Taranjit: I have a couple of facts about this.

Bhavneet: Eh-huh.

Taranjit: I’m gonna tell you them all.

Bhavneet: No.(check this part around time satam 27:25)

Taranjit: I am gonna tell you them all.

Bhavneet: Justthe fun ones.

Taranjit: They’re all fun.

Bhavneet: Betterparty by the end of this. (double check)

Taranjit: So, drinking a cold drink from a plastic bagis very common.

Bhavneet: Youdon’t say.

Taranjit: They put cold drinks in it. Like tea, ice tea,coffee.

Bhavneet: Hopefully,there’s no holes.

Taranjit: And water. And they just stick a straw in itand drink it.

Bhavneet: Dothey reuse them? Like a cup?

Taranjit: I guess. They use plastic bags.

Bhavneet: Interesting.

Taranjit: And the local time has been adjusted 8 times.

Bhavneet: Why?

Taranjit: I don’t know. The first time it was adjusted,it was in 1932, and the clocks moved forward 20 minutes.

Bhavneet: Isthe island moving?

Taranjit: No. Cause they wanted to make the day longer.

Bhavneet: Oh.They just moved the time like I need more time to do whatever. More sunlight.

Taranjit: You know how we do daylight savings? They went20 minutes forward.

Bhavneet: Justbecause?

Taranjit: To make the day longer. And then in 1941, theyadded 10 more minutes. They went 10 more minutes forward.

Bhavneet: Youknow, soon they are gonna go around the world.

Taranjit: And then a year later, they went 2 hours more.

Bhavneet: Theyare going around the world.

Taranjit: But then, in 1945, they brought it all the wayback to what it was in 1941.

Bhavneet: Like,nah. I don’t like this. Back to the roots.

Taranjit: And then, in 1982 they pushed the time forward30 more minutes.

Bhavneet: Like,never mind. I like that. Let’s try again. What?

Taranjit: I think at one point. They matched Switzerlandor Switzerland matched them. Or something. And then, they have the biggest roundabouton Earth.

Bhavneet: Didn’tyou say the other place did?

Taranjit: No, there’s was…

Bhavneet: Wasthat Tobago? Yea. You said Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago. Tobago.

Taranjit: I don’t know. This website said it has thebiggest one on Earth.

Bhavneet: Youfact check?

Taranjit: No.

Bhavneet: Ididn’t either. So, if any of these are wrong… Sorry.

Taranjit: You guys can fact check us. There is probablysomeone sitting in the car and they are like Oh my God. These girls.

Bhavneet: Thesecrazy lunatics. Think they know everything.

Taranjit: You said that. I looked it up.

Bhavneet: Igoogled it. Google said so.

Taranjit: Exactly. Google said so.

Bhavneet: Alright.Your turn. Belgrade.

Taranjit: What?

Bhavneet: Belgrade.Bel-grad. Bel-grud.

Taranjit: Never heard of it.

Bhavneet: Belgrade.So, I’m right, you’re wrong?

Taranjit: I guess so.

Bhavneet: Alright.Can I tell you?

Taranjit: Yea if you must.

Bhavneet: Serbia.

Taranjit: Yea. I would have never guessed that.

Bhavneet: Wellyou gave me a hard one. Alright. It is the largest raspberry exporter in theworld. Raspberry exporter.

Taranjit: Really?  That’s it. One fact.

Bhavneet: Theyproduce over 30% of the total raspberries. That’s all I got.

Taranjit: So, you find so many facts for the others andone fact for this one?

Bhavneet: Yea.I got distracted I thought, is this really a country? So I started looking atthat. And then, I moved on. 

Taranjit: Okay.

Bhavneet: SorrySerbia. You’re real.

Taranjit: So, what’s the score now?

Bhavneet: Iwin.

Taranjit: You have 5 right, 3 wrong. How much do I have?

Bhavneet: Youhave 4.

Taranjit: 4 right?

Bhavneet: Yea.4 wrong.

Taranjit: Shoot. You’re still winning. Ready? Youprobably know this one. Shouldn’t have picked this. Vienna.

Bhavneet: Austria.

Taranjit: Who’s from Austria?

Bhavneet: Theseare supposed to be getting harder.

Taranjit: I know.

Bhavneet: Whatdo you mean who? They were in the world war.

Taranjit: No. There’s a Hollywood actor from Austria.

Bhavneet: Hollywood.Like H?

Taranjit: Yea. H.

Bhavneet: NotBollywood.

Taranjit:No. H. Here in America. Hollywood actor.

Bhavneet: ThatI know?

Taranjit: Yes.

Bhavneet: CauseI don’t know many.

Taranjit: Think about it while I find my fun fact.

Bhavneet: Well,can you give me a hint?

Taranjit: He’s the governor of…

Bhavneet: Ishe Schwarzenegger?

Taranjit: Yes.

Bhavneet: Igot it before you said that. I realized.

Taranjit: That was one of my fun facts.

Bhavneet: Next.

Taranjit: The oldest zoo in the world was founded in1752, and it was in Austria. And the first postcards were used here.

Bhavneet: Interesting.So, they are not shouting in Shouting Valley?

Taranjit: No. They took one step ahead, and startedmailing…

Bhavneet: Likecivilized people. Private business. You don’t need to know.

Taranjit: Exactly. Except, you send postcards when youvisit a place.

Bhavneet: That’strue. Postcards are just that. No envelopes. Everyone could read your business.

Taranjit: More people.

Bhavneet: Atleast they wrote it down. Alright. With a pretty picture. My turn. Freetown.Not like Toon town. Freetown. Don’t pick your nose.

Taranjit: I’m not. I’m thinking.

Bhavneet: Likethat?

Taranjit: I don’t know. I seriously don’t.

Bhavneet: Winner.

Taranjit: Yes you are. You won. Good job.

Bhavneet: SierraLeone.

Taranjit: Yea. I would never have guessed that.

Bhavneet: Gettingharder now.

Taranjit: Yea. I gave you an easy one.

Bhavneet: Richin mineral resources.

Taranjit: You can’t speak.

Bhavneet: Iknow.

Taranjit: Resources.

Bhavneet: I’mthinking too hard. Trying too hard.

Taranjit: What resusces?

Bhavneet: Gosh.Misshah’s missiles. Rich in mineral resources. Has long since relied on mining,especially diamonds, for its economic sustenance.

Taranjit: Can’t say that word?

Bhavneet: Ican’t say ssss sounds.

Taranjit: Resusces.  

Bhavneet: It’sfamous for the blood diamonds that were mined and sold during the Civil War toraise money for weapons. And that is why they are called blood diamonds.

Taranjit: Interesting.

Bhavneet: Incase, you didn’t know why blood diamonds are blood diamonds.

Taranjit: Now I know.

Bhavneet: Yup.Alright. Next.

Taranjit: It’s your last one. And you won. So there isno point.

Bhavneet: No.I wanna know. Watch you picked the same one.

Taranjit: Port au Prince.

Bhavneet: Haiti.

Taranjit: Yea. Good job.

Bhavneet: Iknew that one.

Taranjit: I know.

Bhavneet: Theywere the richest. Now they are the poorest. Only place where successful slaverebellion occurred.

Taranjit: You’re taking all the fun facts. Then what amI going to say?

Bhavneet: Andthen they became really poor. It’s simple history. Dear bhanji. Simple history.

Taranjit: Dear bhanji.

Bhavneet: DearWatson. Why? You wana be Watson?

Taranjit: How many miles of coastline do you think theyhave?

Bhavneet: 500.

Taranjit: That’s too low.

Bhavneet: It’san island.

Taranjit: Yea.

Bhavneet: 1000?

Taranjit: 1100 miles of coastline. Second longest in theCaribbean. Which one’s the first?

Bhavneet: Cuba?

Taranjit: Yea. Good job.

Bhavneet: Theone that’s shaped like?

Taranjit: A crocodile.

Bhavneet: Crocodile.

Taranjit: Not an ocelot.

Bhavneet: Aww.Which one’s shaped like an ocelot?

Taranjit: You will have to find that out.

Bhavneet: Iguess I will have to go to space on Virgin Galactic.

Taranjit: Or Tesla’s…

Bhavneet: SpaceX. Or! Jeff Bezos Blue Origin.

Taranjit: Yea. You have options.

Bhavneet: Let’sgo.

Taranjit: You have to have money though.

Bhavneet: Buya ticket.

Taranjit: Yea. It’s like $250,000.

Bhavneet: Alright.Let’s go.

Taranjit: I can’t take you to all these places andspace.

Bhavneet: Yeayou can.

Taranjit: Alright. Fun fact. Only 53% of the populationcan read and write. That’s because 80% of the…

Bhavneet: Comeon Finland. Teach them something.

Taranjit: That’s because 80% of the population live inpoverty. And because they live in poverty, they have poor health. 10% ofchildren die before they turn 5.

Bhavneet: Nowyou’re being sad.

Taranjit: I had to match your sadness.

Bhavneet: Whywould you pick that? You knew I would know that. I thought it was supposed tobe hard. Number 10.

Taranjit: Yea. I lost already.

Bhavneet: Okay.I can’t even pronounce this one, but Anta-nana-rivo.

Taranjit: Say what?

Bhavneet: Anta-nana-rivo

Taranjit: Huh?

Bhavneet: Antananarivo.

Taranjit: Yea. I don’t know.

Bhavneet: Picka country. Any country.

Taranjit: Give me a general area.

Bhavneet: Africa.

Taranjit: I don’t think it is any of the countries thatI know.

Bhavneet: Yesit is. You know the name of the country.

Taranjit: Just tell me.

Bhavneet: Iwas dancing. I like to move it.

Taranjit: It was dancing?

Bhavneet: Ilike to move it move it.

Taranjit: I didn’t know there was a country called I wasdancing.

Bhavneet: No.I like to move it move it. I like to move it move it.

Taranjit: Madagascar?

Bhavneet: Yea.Madagascar.

Taranjit: Really?

Bhavneet: Yea.Antananarivo. Many of the world’s most high quality sapphires have been foundthere. It’s the fourth largest island in the world. One of the last land masseson Earth to be colonized. It has a four poponamy. Poor economy. About 70% ofits inhabitants live on less than $1 a day.

Taranjit: Oh, man.

Bhavneet: Yea.And it has a very young population which might account for that. I don’t know,but over 60% of the residents are under 25.

Taranjit: Interesting.

Bhavneet: So,once they hit 25, do they leave? I don’t understand.

Taranjit: I guess. Go to the main land. Go to Africa.

Bhavneet: Iguess so. Those are the fun facts. You lost terribly. Let’s count the points.

Taranjit: I don’t want to.

Bhavneet: Let’sannounce them. You got 4 right.

Taranjit: Really? I stayed at 4?

Bhavneet: Yea.You got everything else wrong. 6 wrong. You failed. You got a 40%.

Taranjit: You got 3 wrong. You got a C.

Bhavneet: Yeah!I passed. At least I passed. I’m pass the point of getting A’s. Only A’s. I’lltake that C. It’s passing. I win.

Taranjit: Good job. So, that means you have to take meto those countries.

Bhavneet: No.I won. You have to buy me the tickets. I win. You gotta give me something.

Taranjit: No. That’s what you get for winning cause youalready have all the knowledge. I need to be educated.

Bhavneet: Countrywhat?

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Bhavneet: Thanksfor letting us join you on your commute and we look forward to driving with youagain.