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Sunday, 25 January 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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Egypt
Hieroglyphs are writings from ancient Egypt.
Initially, it was a pictorial writing, which over the centuries evolved into more abstract forms, th ...
Peru
Peru is the fourth most populous country in South America.
Its population is approximately 28 million people. Every fourth citizen of the country lives in Lima ...
Croatia
After World War II, Croatia was incorporated into Josip Broz Tito's Yugoslavia.
Broz-Tito was of Croatian descent.
Republic of South Africa
The cape flora does not contain any economically important plants, but over 1000 species of ornamental plants come from there.
These include, among others: clivia, geranium, gerbera, gladiolus, amaryllis, freesia, and numerous ...
Croatia
On the Krk island is the Bashkian Glagolitic Trail - thirty-four stone monuments with Glagolitic inscriptions.
In the church of St. Lucia from the 11th/12th century, near the village of Jurandvor, the famous Baš ...
Thailand
Thai cuisine is one of the most popular in the world.
Thai food combines five basic tastes: sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, and salty. The herbs and spices mo ...
Bulgaria
The apostles of Bulgaria are Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, who conducted Christianization missions in the 9th century, including: in the lands inhabited by Slavs.
The brothers simplified and modified the 38-letter alphabet reflecting the sounds found in the Old C ...
Vatican City
The transfer of the papal seat from the Lateran to the Vatican took place on 17th January 1377.
This was done by Pope Gregory XI upon his return from Avignon. Vatican Hill became the seat of the p ...
Cuba
The secret of the uniqueness of Cuban cigars lies above all in the ideal conditions for growing tobacco: 70% humidity and a correspondingly high temperature. Another important factor is the fertile red feralite soil, which is abundant in Cuba.
Another crucial factor is the professionalism of the growers, their knowledge of cultivation, drying and fermentation of the leaves, which is often passed down from generation to generation.
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.