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But what Kazakhstan has done for the world. My wife bought the latest issue of Cosmopolitan and I was amused by a poll asking what is the best thing that Kazakhstan has given to the world. No idea if the answers were provided by Cosmo or if people could write in whatever they wanted but just for fun, here are the answers:

27% said Baikonour space station
17% said me (not me of course)
13% said Timur Bekmambetov (which would have been my answer out of the choices given here)
10% said the Golden Man
10% said Beshbarmak (not a bad choice either)
8% said A Studio (which I can’t agree with–more pop music in the world is not a gift)
8% said beautiful mulattoes (which is the weirdest answer here and leads me to believe that many people who answered this quiz were not from Kazakhstan. Who thinks, “My people are beautiful. But only when mixed with another race).
7% said the tradition of bride prices (Again, seriously? Obviously this 7% was men or mothers who are about to marry off their daughters and are behind on their rent payments)

So there you have it. What do you think, dear readers, what is the best thing Kazakhstan has given the world. Like I said, from the choice above I’d say Timur Bekmambetov who really is a unique and interesting director. But overall I’d say the yurt: keeps cool in the summer and warm in the winter and very low tech. How cool is that?