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Sunday, 1 March 2026
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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Germany
Neglecting the Holocaust is considered a crime in Germany.
Japan
Anime, one of the world’s most famous types of animation, originates in Japan.
Although in Japan the term anime refers to all animated works, worldwide it is known for its distinctive style, popularized in the 1960s by Japanese artist Osamu Tezuka.
China
There are as many as 56 different ethnic groups living in China.
The largest group is the Han - it constitutes as much as 91% of the total population. Each of the remaining groups has its own distinct culture, and some have a separate language and writing.
Thailand
The full name of the country is the Kingdom of Thailand.
Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, and under the 2017 constitution, the king is the head of stat ...
Australia
The name Australia derives from the Latin – Terra Australis – which translates as “southern land”.
Philippines
The Philippines is one of two Asian countries where Catholics are in the majority, the other being East Timor.
Although the Philippines is a secular country and the constitution guarantees freedom of religion, f ...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria has very fertile soil, especially in the Danube Plain, where there are chernozems lying on loess.
30% of the country's area is covered by chernozem soils, 29% by chestnut soils, and 29% by gray and brown forest soils.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhs were once famous for hunting with falcons and for their extraordinary agility when riding horses.
Their ancestors were warriors, and their enormous barrows are scattered across the Kazakh steppes. T ...
England
For 20 years, there were no dustbins on the streets of London.
All trash cans were removed due to the bomb threat by the Irish Republican Army.
Japan
A raw horsemeat dish called Basashi is considered a delicacy in some regions of Japan.
It consists of slices of horsemeat, served with onions and ginger.