Oh, these bunker enthusiasts. They get into power and start pulling all kinds of crazy stuff.

After World War II, communist Enver Hoxha became the leader of Albania, immediately turned into a dictator, and ruled until his death in 1985. Beyond political repression and extrajudicial executions, he was deeply concerned with the country's security. And what solves that problem better than a bunker? That's right, lots of bunkers!

Starting in 1967, Hoxha actively built defensive bunkers. By 1985, there were already over 170,000 of them. And get this—the population back then was only 3 million people. The budget spent on bunkerization could have provided two-bedroom apartments for every family on the housing waiting list and solved the housing crisis. But nope.

Building a bunker isn't enough though—you also need to teach people how to use it. So twice a month on Sundays (the only day off in the week), all residents aged 12 and up had to go through training.

Even today, you can stumble upon a bunker by accident, whether you're in the capital or some remote mountain village. The government is now trying to get rid of these structures, but it's turning out to be expensive and slow.