26-30 Taiwan Facts
26. Taiwan has an aboriginal population. – Source
27. Taiwan has one of the most efficient recycling systems in the world. – Source
28. There is a Taiwan-based restaurant chain that has a bathroom theme. The chairs are toilets, the lights are shaped like plungers, the food is served on tiny toilet bowls and the drinks are served in mini urinals. – Source
29. Taiwan has its own government, language, indigenous ethnicity and currency but is still considered to be part of China by most of the world. – Source
30. Garbage trucks in Taiwan play music to notify citizens of their arrival and to bring the garbage out for collection. The trucks play either Beethoven’s “Für Elise” or Tekla Badarzewska’s “A Maiden’s Prayer”. – Source
31-35 Taiwan Facts
31. The Mazu Temple in Lugang, Taiwan, includes wood carvings of the four best things in life: stretching, ear-cleaning, nose-picking, and scratching. – Source
32. A student in Taiwan created the CIH computer virus, notorious for being one of the most destructive viruses of all time, and was unable to be charged with a crime because no one came forward with a lawsuit. This led to the passing of the first computer security legislation in Taiwan. – Source
33. There is a coaster in Taiwan that disconnects and reconnects itself while you ride it. – Source
34. The island nation of Tuvalu has only one hotel and was built with financial assistance from the government of Taiwan. – Source
35. In Taiwan, cheating on your spouse is punishable by a 1-year sentence in jail. – Source
36-37 Taiwan Facts
36. The cocoon of the Atlas moth (the largest moth in the world) gets so big that they are used as purses in Taiwan. – Source
37. Scientists in Taiwan have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. – Source
