| 
  • If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

Taiwan: Mega Cool Fun Facts!

Page history last edited by Reid Council 13 years, 10 months ago

Taiwan Fun Facts

- The national sport of Taiwan is baseball, in 1996 and 2009 Tawain won their two most recent little league world series titles.

 

 

-In 1988 Taiwan hosted the Miss Universe pageant, their representative Jade Hu Fei-tsui did not qualify for the semi-finals. Thailand's Porntip Nakhirunkanok won the title.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cymgVQj8HSc/0.jpg

 

-After the Cold War, Taiwan became a very powerful third world economy.

 

 

-The Nobel Peace Prize for chemistry was awarded to a Taiwanese native named Lee Yuan-tseh.

http://www.britannica.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/nobel.jpg

 

-Taipei 101 is currently the world's tallest building at 509 meters and it has 101 floors. It got its name because it is located in tapei anad has 101 floors. It took 5 years to complete from 1999-2004 and costs around 1.7 billion US dollars. 

Taipei 101 - The World Tallest

http://www.taipei-101.info/

 

Taiwan--Reid Goose  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.