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triviaMotto: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, at Makabansa(English:"For God, People, Nature and Country") The Philippines has the longest accessible underground river in the world.With a total membership exceeding 3 million, the Philippines has the third largest BoyScouts organization in the world, behind the United States and Indonesia. The Leaf MusicianHe became famous around the world for his distinct talent. The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Filipino National Artist Levi Celerio as the only manwho could play beautiful music with a leaf.Celerio appeared in "That's Incredible" and the Mel Griffin show where he playedmusic with a leaf. The Guinness Book of World Records said: "The only leaf player inthe world is in the Philippines". As a composer and lyricist, Celerio wrote more than4,000 songs. The Woman With 3,400 ShoesFormer First Lady Imelda Marcos was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records asthe woman with the largest collection of shoes. Reports said that when the Marcosfamily fled to Hawaii during the People's Power Revolution in 1986, around 3,400pairs of shoes were discovered in one room at Malacanang Palace. They were theFirst Lady's collection.in 1987, Mrs. Marcos denied this and claimed she had only 1,060 pairs of shoes. Theformer First Lady has an eight-and-a-half inch footwear size. She said her havingmany shoes is not a symbol of extravagance but an expression of love andappreciation for Filipino-made shoes. Most of her shoes, she added, were bought fromMarikina, the shoe capital of the Philippines. For this, Marikina City had acquired 200pairs of the Marcos shoes and put them on display at the city's shoe museum.World's Fastest ReaderAs a student at the Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, Maria Teresa Calderonbecame the world's fastest reader. She set the record of having read 80,000 wordsper hour.Sili King The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes Eriberto Gonzales of Camalig, Albayas the fastest chili eater. In the Philippines, he is known as the "Sili King". Gonzalesaccomplished his feat in the "Sili-Eating Challenge 1999" in Bicol where he ate 350pieces of sili in three minutes. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)World's Sweetest FruitWhat can be considered as the world's sweetest mango is produced in the islandprovince of Guimaras. While other countries have different varieties of the tropicalmango (Mangifera indica), none of them tastes like the superbly delicious Guimarasmango, which is a variety of the popular Carabao Mango (Manginera indica).In 1995, the Guinness Book of World records listed the Carabao Mango as thesweetest fruit in the world. In the Philippines, mango ranks third among fruit crops inproduction, next to banana and pineapple.World's Third Largest Banana Producer
 
 The Philippines is considered as the world's third largest producer of bananas, afterCosta Rica and Ecuador. Large plantations in southern Mindanao produce mostbananas exported by the Philippines. Some 30,000 hectares in the region are plantedto bananas. The Philippines is also one of the largest producers of coconut, cassava, mango,pineapple, tilapia, tuna, shrimps, and prawns. The Bible Also Mentions the PhilippinesIt can be easily understood that no verse in the Bible carried the term Philippines,since the Bible was written two thousand years ago or centuries before the Spaniardscame here. However, there are verses in the Bible that prophesy about the Philippinearchipelago and other islands in the Pacific. In the chapter 24 of the Book of Isaiah,verses 15 to 16 read "Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea. From the ends of the earth wehear singing: 'Glory to the Righteous One.'" The Philippines is the only Christianarchipelago in the Pacific covering East Asia.First 3 Beauty Queens Married Pinoys The first Miss Universe, Armi Kuusela of Finland won the crown in 1952 and marriedVirgilio Hilario of Tarlac the following year. The first Miss International (1961), MariaStella Marquez Zawadsky of Colombia, married Filipino millionaire, Jorge Araneta. Thefirst Miss Asia (1965), Angela Filmer of Malaysia, married Jose Faustino, also a Filipino.A Filipino Spread Love Bug VirusIn May 2000, the so-called "love bug" computer virus spread worldwide and infectedmillions of computer files. The virus, quickly infiltrated government and corporatecomputer systems around the world. Described as the worst computer virus evercreated, the "love bug" wrought damages amounting to US$10 billion. It could nothave been big news in the Philippines, if not for the fact that the suspected creator of the virus is a Filipino. He was identified as Onel de Guzman, a student of AMAComputer College in Quezon City.Romulo Put RP in UN MapAccording to Beth Day Romulo, Carlos P. Romulo literally put the Philippines on theworld map. "When the UN official seal which depicts the world was being selected,Romulo asked 'Where is the Philippines?' The answer came, 'It's too small to include. If we put the Philippines, it would be nomore than a dot.''I want that dot,' Romulo insisted." The UN seal now has a tiny dot for the Philippines.Smallest Shell in the WorldPisidum, the world's tiniest shell, can be found under Philippine waters. Pisidummeasures less than 1 millimeter long.Smallest Painting in the PhilippinesMiniaturist Norris Castillo created what is perhaps the smallest piece of painting inthe country. Known as "the Harvest", the oil-on-canvas painting measures 1/4 inchesin width and 3/8 inches in length. It is now exhibited at the National Museum.patisHere is an account of how an enterprising lady discovered the fermentation of Patis.Immediately after the war, the family of Ruperta David or Aling Tentay started a driedfish business. One day, Aling Tentay stored in jars some salted fish that turned intofragments even before they dried. While in jars, the fish fragments turned into aliquid substance that tasted like our Patis today. Thus the beginning of the thriving
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