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Saturday, 19 September 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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Japan
The most often picked spot for suicide is the Aokigahara forest.
The “suicide forest” is the world’s second most popular place to commit suicide, after the Golden Gate Bridge.
Ireland
The English domination in Ireland, which began in the 12th century, ended only at the beginning of the 20th century.
During this time, there were various uprisings and wars against domination, such as the Irish Nine Y ...
Poland
For 123 years, Poland disappeared from the maps.
The loss of sovereignty and territory began as early as 1772 after the First Partition, but after th ...
Zanzibar
A very common saying that you can hear from local people in Zanzibar is "Hakuna matata".
And also jambo, which means "hello", and pole pole, which means slowly in Swahili, because why rush when on vacation?
Poland
Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships (provinces) consisting of 380 poviats (counties).
Also, Poland has 944 cities and 2477 municipalities.
Florida
Native Americans inhabited the area of Florida as far back as 14 thousand years.
They got to the area thanks to the last glaciation, in which sea levels lowered and the peninsula itself was much wider and had a cooler and drier climate.
Peru
Peru is a mountainous country.
A section of the Andes runs through its territory, running parallel to the Pacific Ocean.
Zanzibar
In addition to spices, Zanzibar also exports seaweed and raffia (a bamboo palm with long pinnately divided leaves, the largest plants in the world with fiber-producing leaves).
Fishing and tourism are also well-developed.
Panama
Panama is a republic with a constitution enacted in 1972.
The head of state and head of government is the president, elected by popular vote for a five-year t ...
Albania
The history of Albania is part of the history of Europe.
In ancient times, the areas of today's Albania were inhabited by Illyrian, Thracian, and Greek tribe ...