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The highest mountain in South Korea is Hallasan.

The Tower of London, best known as an inescapable prison, was once a zoo.

Traditional Irish cuisine is based on mutton, as the country's economy has been based largely on sheep farming for many years.

It is believed that football was invented in China about 3000 years ago.

South Korea is a country created after the defeat of Japan during World War II as a result of the division of the Korean Empire, which was annexed by Japan in 1910.

Singapore is the third most prosperous country in the world, after Qatar and Luxembourg.

Until 1764, today's capital of Thailand was a small village called Bang Makok (Olive Tree Village).

The German name for Austria, Österreich, comes from the Old High German Ostarrichi, which meant "eastern land" and first appeared in a document from 996.

In the 17th century, gold and diamond deposits were discovered in Brazil.

Bulgaria is the home of yogurts.