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- A Thai fruit called durian has a very strong, stinky smell. It smells so bad that hotels and planes don’t allow it inside.
- At some point in his life, almost every Thai male has lived in a Buddhist monastery (a place where monks live) for at least a few days, but most stay for about three months.
- Thailand is home to elephants, monkeys, poisonous snakes, crocodiles, and tigers.
- During World War II, Thailand declared war on the United States, but Thailand’s ambassador in Washington refused to hand the declaration over to the U.S. government, so the declaration of war was never official.
- Because the king is so popular, Thai celebrate his birthday every year by lighting candles and having parades.
- King Rama IV was the subject of the play and movie The King and I.
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Blue represents the monarchy (royal family), red represents the nation, and white represents the religion (Buddhism). |
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Up until a few hundred years ago, Thai used elephants when fighting in wars. Elephants are still used in construction and in clearing forests. |
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