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Saturday, 14 February 2026
17 facts about Christmas Tree
17 facts about Christmas Tree
An iconic symbol
It is the most characteristic symbol of Christmas and its indispensable element, without which it is difficult to imagine the holidays. Green, fragran ...

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Jurassic Park
Although the name of the film points to a specific time in the Mesozoic era, the animals depicted in the story lived during different periods.
Most of the dinosaurs appearing in the story (such as Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, and Triceratops) ...
Tennis
The shortest Wimbledon match lasted for 34 minutes.
It took place in 1988 between Steffi Graf and Natasha Zvereva. Graf won 6:0, 6:0.
Halloween
There are many local traditions associated with Halloween.
The Irish do not pick wild berries on November 1st, because they might be poisonous. In certain part ...
Oktoberfest
When Oktoberfest celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1910, 12,000. hectoliters of beer were poured into mugs.
The largest beer tent at that time had space for 12 thousand of guests. Today, the largest festival hall, Hofbräu, houses 10 thousand places and is the largest beer tent at Oktoberfest.
Halloween
The Guinness World Record for most lit Jack-o’-lanterns on display is 30,581.
The record belongs to the City of Keene, New Hampshire.
Tennis
The oldest tennis court, the Royal Tennis Court, is in use to this day.
It was built between 1526 and 1529 in Hampton Court Palace for Cardinal Wolsey, the second most powe ...
Volleyball
The origins of volleyball can be traced back to 1895, when the director of physical education at the YMCA, William George Morgan, proposed the creation of a new game, which he called Mintonette.
Ideas for this first version of volleyball were taken from a number of games such as tennis, basketball, and handball.
Volleyball
Although the seated volleyball variant was invented for people with disabilities, it is also practiced by people without disabilities.
The court for sitting volleyball is 10 meters by 6 meters and the net is suspended at a height of 115 cm (men) and 105 cm (women). The discipline made its debut at the 1980 Paralympics.
Jurassic Park
The island of Isla Nublar, where the film is set, does not exist.
Likewise, Isla Sorna, which appears in sequels, also does not exist.
Tennis
The first tennis player to win the Grand Slam was Don Budge in 1938.
He remains the only American male tennis player to win all four championships in one year.