- 14 squirrels were arrested by Iranian authorities for espionage. Officials said they succeeded in apprehending the suspects “before they were able to take any action”.
- The Soviets and the UK invaded Iran during World War II in order to prevent their oil reserves from falling into Nazi hands.
- In Iran, boys can’t be held responsible for a crime under the age of 15. For girls, the age of criminal responsibility is 9.
- When a military drone crashed in Iran and the US government asked for it back, the Iranian government sent them a toy replica instead.
- In Iran, opium is cheaper than beer.
- 70% of Iran’s science and engineering students are not men, but women.
- Iran has the highest female to male ratio in universities among all sovereign nations. More than 70% of students in engineering and pure sciences are women.
- The US had to pay Iran 61.8 million for shooting down a civilian aircraft killing 290 civilian passengers in 1988, but never issued a formal apology.
- The CIA and MI6 helped overthrow the democratically elected Iranian Prime Minister and replaced him with an authoritarian monarch for control of oil.
- “Iran” means “Land of the Aryans”.
- Bagpipes were invented in Iran and then brought to Scotland by the Romans.
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