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Saturday, 21 February 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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China
The first mechanical clock was invented in China between 1088 and 1092 AD.
It was built by Su Song, one of the citizens. The device precisely indicated the time of day and allowed you to track constellations in the sky, so you could precisely set horoscopes.
Brazil
The country's current name appeared around 1512.
At the time, the country was reaping huge profits from the exploitation of the pith of the Caesalpin ...
South Korea
The capital of South Korea is Seoul.
It is the largest city in South Korea, located quite close to the North Korean border. Seoul is home ...
Turkey
Camel wrestling is an annual Turkish festival taking place between November and March.
Male camels wrestle as a response to a female camel in heat led before them. It originated about 1,0 ...
Zanzibar
Zanzibar's history began 2000 years ago.
The first inhabitants were Africans from the continent. They traded with India, Arabia, and Persia, whose peoples partially settled the island and enriched its Swahili culture.
Russia
St. Petersburg changed its name three times.
First, it was known as Petrograd (1914 – 1924) and later as Leningrad (1924 – 1991). Since 1991 it has been known as St. Petersburg.
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are home to one of the few bridges in the Atlantic - the Streymin Bridge.
It is a 220-meter bridge connecting the archipelago’s two largest and most populous islands, Streymo ...
Uganda
In the mid-1980s, the guerrilla Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was established in Uganda and continues to conduct an anti-government rebellion.
It is a terrorist organization that has killed tens of thousands of people in Uganda since 1987. The ...
Ireland
Ireland is an island country in western Europe.
It occupies most of the island of the same name.
Republic of South Africa
South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town.
Pretoria, which owes its name to Andries Pretorius, a Boer leader who played a key role in the crea ...