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Saturday, 11 July 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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Florida
The first commercial manned flight launched from Cape Canaveral on 30th May 2020.
Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken were the first astronauts to take the private capsule–the Dragon of Elon Musk’s SpaceX–and reached the International Space Station.
Russia
St. Petersburg changed its name three times.
First, it was known as Petrograd (1914 – 1924) and later as Leningrad (1924 – 1991). Since 1991 it has been known as St. Petersburg.
Philippines
The currency unit of the Philippines is the Philippine peso.
Symbolically written as ₱. 1 peso = 100 centavos. Monetary policy in the Philippines is conducted by ...
Australia
The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeast coast of Australia. It is the largest ecosystem on earth.
James Cook discovered it on June 11, 1770. It was previously known to the indigenous inhabitants of Australia.
Switzerland
There are approximately 1500 lakes in Switzerland, 77 of which have an area larger than 10 ha.
These are glacial lakes, and the largest ones are border lakes.
Slovakia
From the 15th to the 19th century, the Habsburgs ruled the territory of Slovakia.
After the fall of the Habsburgs, Slovakia co-founded Czechoslovakia. In the period 1939-1944, it was ...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria has very fertile soil, especially in the Danube Plain, where there are chernozems lying on loess.
30% of the country's area is covered by chernozem soils, 29% by chestnut soils, and 29% by gray and brown forest soils.
Egypt
There are coral reefs in the Red Sea in eastern Egypt.
There you can admire vast colonies of corals, anemones, and colorful fish such as the Imperial Moth, ...
South Korea
Kimchi is the national dish of Koreans.
Kimchi is fermented or pickled vegetables. The first kimchi was created in Korea in the 6th century ...
Japan
The Ikeda Route highway offramp in Fukushima goes through a building.
The Gate Tower is a 16-floor office.