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George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright and novelist, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.

There are two major religions in Japan–Buddhism, and Shinto.

The Celts established the festival of Beltane (Beltaine) to begin summer.

There are four main physical-geographic regions in the country: the mountainous area of Northern Thailand, the Chao Phraya Plain, the Korat Plain and the Malay Peninsula.

Two major environmental disasters have been recorded within Kazakhstan's borders: the drying up of the Aral Sea and high radioactive contamination in areas of former nuclear testing.

The world’s largest insects–weta–are endemic to New Zealand.

The origins of Thailand are related to the migration of Thais from the southwestern part of China.

The most often picked spot for suicide is the Aokigahara forest.

Since 12th December 1991, the capital of Nigeria has been Abuja, replacing the country’s most populous city, Lagos, in that role.

The geographic region connecting the American continents in Central America is the Darién Gap.