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Saturday, 9 May 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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Cricket
It is highly weather dependent.
Cricket cannot be played in strong wind or in the rain.
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StarCraft
StarCraft takes place in space and... space it has visited.
In 1999, NASA astronaut Daniel Barry took a copy of the first game on his voyage to the Internationa ...
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Volleyball
A beach volleyball court is slightly smaller than an indoor volleyball court.
It measures 16 by 8 meters and the free zone is 3 meters from each edge of the court. The height of ...
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StarCraft
The Brood War DLC had a secret mission.
It could only be unlocked if the last mission available in the game was completed within 5 minutes.T ...
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Cricket
Cricket bats are manufactured from white willow.
White willow (Salix alba) is native to Europe and central parts of Asia. Over time, a cultivar was i ...
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Volleyball
Indoor volleyball has been an Olympic discipline since 1964.
It was introduced at the Tokyo Games. Among men, the gold medal was won by the USSR national team, and among women by Japan.
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Jurassic Park
The screenplay does not faithfully reflect the story from the book.
Inaccuracies include the characters who manage to escape with their lives. In the book, both Park’s ...
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Escape rooms
Escape rooms became popular in North America, Europe, and East Asia in 2010.
Permanent puzzle rooms in fixed locations were first opened in Asia, and later in Hungary, Serbia, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and South America.
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Golf
The first American woman to become an Olympic champion in golf was Margaret Ives Abbott.
She won first place in the women’s golf competition at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. She won the ...
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Volleyball
The women’s volleyball world championships were first held in 1952.
The USSR team has the most victories, five, and, as Russia, two.
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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 ...