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Fun facts about Thailand

1) It is currently year 2564.

About to be 2565 (happy new year!). Thailand uses the Buddhist calendar, which begins the year Buddha died, instead of the Gregorian calendar (which begins when Jesus was born). So their calendar is 543 years ahead of the one most of us use. It was a bit of a shock when I ran my first google search here and saw articles from 2560.

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