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Wednesday, 11 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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Kazakhstan
Islam is the dominant religion.
Muslims account for more than 70% of the total number of believers, followed by Christians at 26% and Orthodox Christians at 24%.
Cuba
Fidel Castro made a name for himself in the Guinness Book of records.
The record was awarded to him for the longest speech delivered at the UN. It lasted 4 hours and 29 minutes. However, his longest speech was the one he gave in Cuba - it lasted 7 hours.
England
The World Wide Web was invented by an English computer scientist, Tim Berners – Lee.
Cuba
The landscape of Cuba is quite varied, with most of the country being lowland (70%).
The largest mountain concentration is in the eastern part of the country, and the highest peaks rise ...
Philippines
The Philippines has more than 200 natural protected areas.
Thanks to its geography and biodiversity, the Philippines has many nature parks that are major touri ...
Cuba
Cuba is a tolerant country towards sexual minorities.
LGBT people can work unhindered in the military, the government funds gender reassignment surgery and plans to legalize gay marriage.
Portugal
In 1755, one of the most tragic earthquakes in human history occurred in Lisbon.
It took place on November 1, 1755, at 9:40 in the morning. It left Lisbon almost completely ruined a ...
China
The Terracotta Army is the largest collection of life-size human figures in the world.
There are over 8100 clay figures and new ones are discovered from time to time. The originator of the idea to create the terracotta army was, of course, the first emperor of China - Qin Shi Huang.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s documented history dates back 3,000 years.
There is evidence of prehistoric human settlements dating back at least 125,000 years. The earliest ...
Republic of South Africa
South Africa has some of the world's oldest archaeological sites and human fossils.
Archaeologists have discovered such fossils in a series of caves in Gauteng province. This area, inc ...