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Joshua Slocum was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone. In 1900 he wrote a book about his voyage, A Lonely Voyage Around the World, which became an international bestseller.

The country has 26,000 soccer clubs, and over one million Germans are registered in fan clubs.

The head of state is elected from the Royal Family ranks by the line of succession.

The network of hiking trails in the western and southern parts of the country - Rota Vicentina has b ...

The Japanese occupied it till 1945.

Both this grave and analysis of other hunter burial sites suggest that in ancient South America, wom ...

They are concentrated in the Black River Gorges National Park in the southwest, the Babmous mountain ...

In World War II, it sided with the Axis powers (along with Hungary, Romania, and Finland, among others). Unlike other Axis powers, it did not take part in the aggression against the USSR in 1941.

It is a botanical garden, adjacent to which extends a strict nature reserve. It is home to the endem ...

More than 3.25 million people live here, which is 12% of the country's population. Other major North Korean cities are Kaesŏng, Sinŭiju, Wŏnsan and Hamhŭng.