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Tuesday, 14 October 2025
30 facts about China
30 facts about China
A civilization that has existed continuously for 5000 years
China is the most populous country with the longest-living civilization in the world. It is the home of many inventions and a treasure trove of folk m ...

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Zanzibar
The most famous and sensual dance in Zanzibar is the Dumbak.
It is a traditional belly and hip dance with scarves, stimulating women's internal energy. Girls learn it from an early age.
Slovakia
The most famous archaeological finds include the oldest female statue made of mammoth bone - the famous Venus of Moravia (22.800 BC).
This sculpture was found in the 1940s in the town of Moravany nad Vahom near Piešťany.
Uganda
The Victoria Nile, also known as the White Nile, one of the two main arms of the Nile, flows from Lake Victoria.
The White Nile and the Blue Nile (the longest and most water-rich tributary of the Nile) join near K ...
Bangladesh
The area that is now Bangladesh was part of India under British rule. It was part of a historical land called Bengal.
In 1947, Bengal was divided into West Bengal, which became part of India, and East Bengal, a province of Pakistan. Till 1971, there was a struggle in East Bengal to free it from Pakistani occupation.
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
Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
It occupies most of the eastern part of the South American continent and its geographic center, as w ...
Egypt
The capital of the first Egyptian state was in Tinis, although its location is still unknown.
This is the so-called early dynastic period in which the first two pharaonic dynasties ruled. They w ...
Republic of South Africa
In 1949, a law was introduced prohibiting mixed marriages.
In 1950, a law was introduced prohibiting sexual contact between representatives of different races. ...
Kazakhstan
Kazakhs only adopted Islam in the 16th century.
For a long time, it competed with Shamanism.
Mauritius
Mauritius has one of the highest per capita incomes in Africa.
Contributing to this was the stable political situation after independence in 1968, which attracted ...