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37 facts about Slovakia
37 facts about Slovakia
A land of castles and palaces
Slovakia is a small landlocked country that was established in its present form after the division of Czechoslovakia in 1993. It is one of the countri ...

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Mauritius
In 1883, the eruption of the Indonesian volcano Krakatau was heard at Rodrigues.
Rodrigues remains the farthest point nearly 4800 kilometers away where the explosion was heard. The ...
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Argentina
Argentina has the highest number of psychologists per capita.
It is said that almost everyone in Argentina is in therapy.
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Philippines
The longest and largest river in the Philippines is the Cagayan, also known as the Rio Grande de Cagayan.
It has a total length of about 505 kilometers and a catchment area covering 27.753 square kilometers ...
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Ireland
Around the 7th century BC, Celts came to Ireland.
There is no archaeological confirmation of the great Celtic invasion of Ireland. These could have be ...
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Ireland
The island climate means that Ireland is usually quite warm, and humid and rains often.
The longest river in Ireland is the Shannon (336 km), other larger rivers are: Slaney, Liffey, Boyne ...
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Slovakia
The oldest preserved artifacts from what is now Slovakia date back to 270.000 BC (early Paleolithic).
They are located near Nové Město nad Váhom and are ancient tools made of flint. Stone tools found in ...
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China
The crossbow was also invented in China.
They were also the first to develop chemical weapons - more than 2000 years before World War I when warfare gases were first used in the West.
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Slovakia
In the second half of the 18th century, Juraj Janosik became a Slovak national hero.
It began to be positively associated with the Tatra Mountains. The legend that he operated by robbin ...
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Great Britain
In the UK, all racehorses celebrate their birthday on January 1.
This custom was introduced in 1833 in Newmarket, England, and it spread to the whole of Great Britain in 1858.
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria is the third country in Europe in terms of the value of archaeological monuments.
This country is famous for its huge number of temples (monasteries) - the largest and most famous of ...
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34 facts about Republic of South Africa
34 facts about Republic of South Africa
A country with three cities as its capital
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is inhabited by a multi-ethnic society encompassing many different cultures, languages, and rel ...
34 facts about Bulgaria
34 facts about Bulgaria
One of the oldest European countries
Bulgaria is a small country in southeastern Europe, not much larger than Iceland or the American state of Tennessee. Its surface is very diversified t ...
45 facts about Switzerland
45 facts about Switzerland
One of the smallest countries in Europe
Switzerland is one of the most interesting countries. It is a small landlocked country at the junction of Western, Central, and Southern Europe, assoc ...
15 facts about South Korea
15 facts about South Korea
To benefit all people
The motto of this country is very altruistic but reflects the spirit of the South Korean nation. Although in the 1970s it lagged behind North Korea's ...
43 facts about Peru
43 facts about Peru
The third largest country in South America
Peru is an Andean country in South America whose territory has a rich, centuries-old history. There were several significant Native American civilizat ...
37 facts about Portugal
37 facts about Portugal
The westernmost country in Europe
Portugal is a relatively small country on the western edge of Europe. For years, this country has been attracting tourists from all over the world wit ...
39 facts about Ireland
39 facts about Ireland
Emerald Isle
Ireland is a Western European country located on the island of the same name. It occupies most of the island, which it shares with Northern Ireland an ...
31 facts about Austria
31 facts about Austria
A landlocked country in the Eastern Alps
Austria is a small country located in Central Europe. It is a mountainous country, with two-thirds of the area covered by the Alps. Due to its mountai ...
27 facts about Czech Republic
27 facts about Czech Republic
Land of religious tolerance and fabolous Knödels
The Czech Republic is a small, upland, and mountainous country in Central Europe, whose area is nearly 79.000 square kilometers. Just over 10.5 millio ...
31 facts about Thailand
31 facts about Thailand
A country on the Indochinese Peninsula
Thailand is an Asian country located in its south-eastern part, famous for its interesting culture and religious architecture. This exotic country, wh ...
25 facts about Albania
25 facts about Albania
Land of Eagles
Albania is a small country located on the Balkan Peninsula. This small and economically underdeveloped country is characterized by a mountainous lands ...
32 facts about Uganda
32 facts about Uganda
One of the highest situated African countries
Uganda is a landlocked African country located on Africa's largest lake and the Nile basin. It is a country of young people - over two-thirds of its i ...
15 facts about Egypt
15 facts about Egypt
The home of the calendar, door lock, toothpaste and make-up
More than five thousand years have passed since the first unification and formation of a larger statehood, but Egypt was inhabited by various tribes a ...
31 facts about Brazil
31 facts about Brazil
South America's largest country
Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America and one of the largest and most populous countries in the world. A former Portuguese ...
24 facts about Zanzibar
24 facts about Zanzibar
A paradise island in the Indian Ocean
Zanzibar is the largest island of the archipelago of the same name located in the Indian Ocean. It is a destination for many tourists looking for both ...
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