Tidbits #4
Last year 75 million people in the world were displaced from their homes and left homeless.
In Cuba, it is mandatory for any government vehicle to pick up anyone hitchhiking. That’s interesting. I guess if that were the rule in this country, then when a Presidential visit jams up the expressway getting the President to his local destination, I could just jump out in the street and hitchhike.
Cuba has one of the highest literacy rates in the world: 99.8% That’s a surprise
John Lennon has all sorts of statues and parks named after him in Cuba. That seems strange
Coca Cola has only been legal in Cuba since 2015
Until 1997 tourists were forbidden to have any contact with tourists. I know, what tourists?
70% of Cubans living in the U.S. live in Florida. Poor things.
If a man or woman wants certain body parts enhanced surgically it is done for free in Cuba. I am not sure whether if one person wants another person’s body part enhanced it is free or not.
The last time it snowed in Cuba was 1857. We can probably close the record books on this one.
When Katrina hit the U.S. Cuba offered cash and medical aid but the U.S. angrily refused the aid. that seems kind of childish.
It is against the law to take a picture of any military person, installation, or military vehicle in Cuba.
While Cubans are very poor, 92% of citizens own their own home. I suppose if a home is a dive it makes little difference whether one owns it or not. The average monthly income is only $26. This hard for me to comprehend. We spend that much sometimes on one meal.
Some of these tidbits seem a tad suspect to me, but there is a limit as to how much stuff I intend to look into. There are too many people I know personally whose lives are suspect and probably I need attend to that. Smile.
