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Thursday, 15 January 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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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated to commemorate the first harvest festival of Plymouth colony residents in 1621.
Plymouth Colony was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 to 1691 and the seco ...
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Cricket
The record for the fastest cricket pitch belongs to Shoaib Akhtar.
During the 2003 Cricket World Cup, he reached a speed of 161,3 km/h. He was nicknamed “The Rawalpindi Express”.
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Christmas Tree
The first Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square Peter in the Vatican appeared on Christmas 1982, in the fourth year of the pontificate of John Paul II.
John Paul II introducing the tradition of the Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square emphasized that i ...
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Harry Potter
The process of creating the first tome spanned five years.
The first vision of the story was born in J. K. Rowling’s head in 1990, but it was not until 1995 that she completed the first part of the series.
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Thanksgiving
The New York parade is organized by the American department store chain Macy’s.
It is held every year and was first organized in 1924. The three-hour parade takes place in Manhatta ...
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Halloween
Apart from the general idea of a celebration, the Irish also brought Jack-o’-lantern.
There is an Irish legend about Stingy Jack, who tricked the devil, and was therefore denied heaven a ...
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Oktoberfest
In 1892, the first electric amusement park was established.
The first electrically lit festival tents appeared there in 1901.
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Tennis
There are two types of a tennis match: singles (single opponent) and doubles (two teams of two).
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Tennis
The first Wimbledon tournament took place in 1877.
22 male players competed in singles, watched by 200 people. The championship was won by Spencer Gore.
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Golf
Golf is a sport that can be played all over the world.
There are more than 34.000 golf courses in more than 200 countries around the world. The average pla ...
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13 facts about escape rooms
13 facts about escape rooms
Do you wanna play a game?
Escape rooms, also known as puzzle rooms, are modern entertainment that brings the atmosphere from books, movies, and computer games to the real world ...
12 facts about Jurassic Park
12 facts about Jurassic Park
“Dr. Grant, my dear dr. Sattler… welcome to Jurassic Park”
This iconic 1993 Steven Spielberg film is probably known to everyone.  It sparks the imagination of every child and allows us to dream that someday th ...
18 facts about Harry Potter
18 facts about Harry Potter
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good"
The 7-tome series about the adventures of a young wizard and two of his closest friends has achieved unprecedented success and lived to see a film ada ...
20 facts about volleyball
20 facts about volleyball
Point, set, match
This fairly young sport has gained tremendous popularity over several decades. It originated in the USA from where it spread around the world in the f ...
18 facts about golf
18 facts about golf
One of the oldest sports games in the world
Golf is not just a sport, it is a true lifestyle. It is a game that combines elegance, precision, and endless passion. At first glance, it may seem li ...
12 facts about Thanksgiving
12 facts about Thanksgiving
The most expected family gathering in US
Thanksgiving is a federal American holiday celebrated in the US and Canada. Its roots date back to 1621, when a group of British settlers known as the ...
15 facts about StarCraft
15 facts about StarCraft
The computer game classic of the 1990s
For gamers whose childhood and early youth were in the 1990s, StarCraft can evoke nostalgia. This already classic title lived to see a sequel in 2010, ...
29 facts about tennis
29 facts about tennis
The most elegant of sports
Tennis is one of the most popular sports worldwide. It is considered a very elegant discipline that requires exceptional determination to master. It i ...
23 facts about cricket
23 facts about cricket
Second most popular sport in the world
Cricket is an international phenomenon. Originating from England, it now brings joy to over 2,5 billion fans around the world, and is the second most ...
21 facts about Halloween
21 facts about Halloween
Trick or treat
Halloween is the second most popular holiday in the U.S. While masses of children, all dressed up as superheroes and princesses, knock from door to do ...
20 facts about Oktoberfest
20 facts about Oktoberfest
The largest Volksfest in the world
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest annual folk festival held in late September and early October in Munich, Germany. Its beginnings date back to the 1 ...