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Monday, 13 October 2025
30 facts about China
30 facts about China
A civilization that has existed continuously for 5000 years
China is the most populous country with the longest-living civilization in the world. It is the home of many inventions and a treasure trove of folk m ...

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Mauritius
There is no mandatory official language there.
The Constitution only mentions that English is the official language of the National Assembly, altho ...
Brazil
It is the world's largest producer of amethyst, topaz and agate.
It is one of the major producers of tourmaline, emerald, aquamarine, and garnet.
Turkey
St. Nicolas, commonly known as Santa Claus, was born in Patara, Turkey.
He was born around 270-280 AD. At first, St. Nicolas was believed to be a holy man performing miracl ...
New Zealand
Pavlova, the meringue-based dessert, originates in New Zealand.
It was named after Anna Pavlova, a Russian ballerina.
Philippines
The Philippines' coastline is 36.289 kilometers long.
This makes the Philippines the fifth country in the world with the longest coastline, after Canada ( ...
England
England is one of the most popular tourist destinations.
It is visited by about 20 million tourists a year.
New Zealand
The largest species of eagle that has ever existed is an extinct Haast’s eagle, endemic to New Zealand.
It weighed 15 kilograms and became extinct in 1400. Its main prey were Moa–species of extinct flight ...
Poland
8 Poles received the Nobel Prize.
The most recent winner of this prestigious award is Olga Tokarczuk. Furthermore, ten people associated with Poland are also Nobel Prize winners.
Albania
In the south of the country, there are the Large and Small Lakes of Prespa.
Lake Prespa lies at the junction of North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. It is a system of two lakes ...
Switzerland
The most popular sports in Switzerland are football, ice hockey, alpine skiing, snowboarding, Schwingen (Swiss wrestling), and tennis.
Winter sports are very popular there due to the special natural conditions favoring such activity. F ...