What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0244

12151.  3,000 craftsmen worked on the Hassan II Mosque;

12152.  The Hassan II Mosque can accommodate 25,000 worshippers in the main floor/hall and another 80,000 worshippers in the plaza square;

12153.  The men are downstairs in the main floor/hall of the Hassan II Mosque, while the women are upstairs;

12154.  There are more than 8,000 LED lights in the Hassan II Mosque;

12155.  The doors of the Hassan II Mosque are made of titanium;

12156.  The roof of the Hassan II Mosque retracts creating an opening of 3,400 square meters;

12157.  (Walking in) the side corridor of the main hall of the Hassan II Mosque looks like some place in a science fiction movie to me( like the Fremen war council in “Dune: Part Two”);

12158.  Most people in Morocco work in agriculture;

12159.  Most people in Morocco use public transportation because automobiles/cars and gas/petrol are expensive;

12160.  Most families in Morocco don’t have cars;

12161.  In Morocco, sometimes 3-4 generations live in the same household;

12162.  In Morocco, daughters live with their husband’s family;

12163.  In Morocco, sons live in their parents’ house;

12164.  Apparently, a lot of Moroccans go/travel to the beach in June and July when the weather is hot;

12165.  Most Moroccan couples have 4-5 children/kids in the country and 3-4 children/kids in the cities;

12166.  There’s an IKEA in Casablanca;

12167.  Morocco grows a lot of wheat and barley;

12168.  Moroccans eat a lot of bread even more than the French;

12169.  Moroccans eat so much bread that they even import wheat;

12170.  Morocco’s economy is based mainly on tourism, manufacturing (i.e., automobiles and textiles), agriculture and exporting phosphate;

12171.  Morocco has the largest phosphate reserves in the world;

12172.  Morocco produces very little petroleum.  It imports 90% of its energy needs;

12173.  Moroccans eat a meat (and bread) heavy diet.  There are no vegetarians in Morocco;

12174.  Apparently, in Morocco, if you don’t provide a meat dish to your guests, it means you don’t want them to come back. . . . Fish is not considered meat;

12175.  Morocco generates electricity through coal, wind, solar and dams (i.e., hydroelectrical);

12176.  Most families in Morocco make their own olive oil;

12177.  Moroccans can go to University in Morocco for free;

12178.  Africans can also go to University in Morocco for free;

12179.  The capital (city) of Morocco is Rabat.  It was moved from Fes;

12180.  In Morocco, school attendance is compulsory up to the age of 13;

12181.  The Moroccan government makes small cash payments for girls to go to school in rural areas to compensate for them not helping out around the house;

12182.  In Morocco, most families have picnics in the woods instead of going out to eat;

12183.  In Morocco, if you go out to eat at a restaurant, you have to take the whole (extended) family out to eat;

12184.  Apparently, Moroccans in the countryside don’t celebrate (wedding) anniversaries or birthdays.  Moroccans in the countryside may not know the exact day they were born;

12185.  Morocco produces avocados;

12186.  Apparently, Moroccans bring a bottle of olive oil to other people’s houses instead of wine;

12187.  Moroccan coffee is made with a blend of spices, most commonly including cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and black pepper;

12188.  Apparently, a cappuccino in Morocco has chocolate/cocoa powder in it;

12189.  Moroccans drink thé a la menthe (i.e., green tea with mint) with a lot of sugar;

12190.  Apparently, to a Moroccan, tea without sugar is just hot water;

12191.  In the Moroccan countryside, donkeys and mules are used for work and transportation;

12192.  In the countryside, Moroccans will keep a couple of goats with their sheep flock.  Apparently, the goats will lead the sheep to new places to graze.  Dogs are used to keep the flock together;

12193.  In Morocco, all of the work in the Atlas Mountains is done by hand (and) not (by) machines;

12194.  Morocco reinstated compulsory military service/training for men (aged 19-25) in 2019.  It’s optional/voluntary for women and Moroccans living abroad;

12195.  Moroccans do not drink a lot of beer and wine (because of religious and cultural reasons);

12196.  Morocco exports wine and beer (i.e., Casablanca, Spéciale Flag and Stork);

12197.  The sugar in Morocco comes from (locally grown) beets and sugar cane.  Morocco also imports sugar to meet demand;

12198.  In Morocco, camel milk is popular;

12199.  In Morocco, they eat dates in odd numbers.  Eating dates in odd numbers is an Islamic tradition particularly when breaking fast on the day of Eid al-Fitr;

12200.  In Morocco, 7 is considered a lucky number;