Peter I of Russia created a club for his friends known as the Jolly Company, The Drunken Synod, and many other names, but it was simply a council of drunken fools, whose sole job was to drink and party. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_All-Joking,_All-Drunken_Synod_of_Fools_and_Jesters
The 2018 ‘slapping law’ in Russia decriminalized some forms of domestic violence. If it is a first offense and not enough to hospitalize them, then instead of 2 years in jail the offender pays a minimum fine of 5 rubles (or less than $1). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0dd0ab91-145a-4137-bf87-28d0498c8d56
In 2013, the United States surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia and now produces more oil and natural gas than any other country in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/04/us-oil-natural-gas-production-russia-saudi-arabia
Technically, France holds the record by having a dozen different time zones, more than the USA and Russia which each span 11 different time zones. – WTF Fun Facts
The sale and production of Vodka was banned in Russia between 1914 and 1925. The Tsar issued the decree to assist with mobilization as Russia entered the First World War. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.rbth.com/arts/2014/08/18/when_the_tsar_banned_booze_37603
In 1936, Vladimir Lukyanov built a water (integrator) computer. It was the world’s first computer for solving (partial) differential equations for Russia. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/338106
There is a monument to the lab mouse in Siberia, Russia, commemorating their role in genetic research. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_laboratory_mouse
The record for the most kids born to a single mother is 69. Russian Valentina Vassilyeva labored 27 times and gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-mother-ever?fb_comment_id=84106
A mysterious underground structure found in Russia near the Naryn-Kala citadel was identified as one of the oldest churches on Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/10/2040