INTERESTING FACTS

ISO standard and country codes (WikiPedia)

Mongolia is in ISO standard countries. The ISO standard is used for identifying the countries by code. There are three types of codes for each country, numeric, alpha – 3 (three letters) and alpha - 2 (two letters). Mongolia is assigned with ISO 3166-2: MN. Its numeric code is 496, alpha-3 code is MNG, and alpha – 2 code is MN. In addition, each aimag (province) is assigned a code. For example, Ulaanbaatar is MN-1, Tuv aimag is MN-047, Bulgan MN-067, etc.

Top ranking countries in IQ list (WikiPedia)

The first 10 countries in the list of IQ estimates, concluded by Dr. Richard Lynn and Dr. Tatu Vanhanen in their book called “IQ and the Wealth of the Nations,” (2002) are:

Country Estimated IQ

1. Hong Kong 107

2. South Korea 106

3. Japan 105

4. Taiwan 104

5. Singapore 103

6. Austria 102

7. Germany 102

8. Italy 102

9. Netherlands 102

10. Sweden 101

This book argues that the IQ levels and their per capita GDP are correlated. Obviously, there were many criticisms about this claim, such that only 81 countries were weight, as estimated for many countries where not available. It is for you to decide to deem this true, however you can see that first 10 countries are all considered as developed countries, five from Asia, and five from Europe. The United States of America, ranked at 23 with estimated IQ of 98, the United Kingdom at 15 with estimated IQ of 100. Unfortunately or fortunately, Mongolia was not included in the ranking.

Coffee (http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/vv-triv.html)

Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. A scientific report from the University of California found that the steam rising from a cup of coffee contains the same amounts of antioxidants as three oranges. The antioxidants are heterocyclic compounds, which prevents cancer and heart disease. Coffee is generally roasted between 204.4 C and 218.3 C. The longer it is roasted, the darker the roast. Roasting time is usually from ten to twenty minutes.