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Tuesday, 23 December 2025
26 facts about Russia
26 facts about Russia
A fascinating and mysterious land
Although not officially proclaimed an empire until 1721, it is claimed that Tsardom – a term first used after the coronation of Ivan IV in 1547 – was ...

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Portugal
Portugal is the westernmost point of mainland Europe.
This is the cape of Cabo de Roca located within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, west of Lisbon. The ...
Turkey
The National Sovereignty Day and Children’s Day are celebrated on April 23.
Argentina
The official language in Argentina is Spanish.
Croatia
The Croatian islands furthest from the mainland form the Palagruza archipelago, which includes Vela Palagruza and Mala Palagruza.
On the rocky Vela Palagruza, which is about 1400 m long and 300 m wide, stands a lighthouse built in ...
Republic of South Africa
South Africa is considered a tolerant country towards minorities, including sexual ones.
Since 1996, sexual orientation has been one of the categories protected against discrimination in th ...
Philippines
The Philippines is located on the western fringes of the Pacific Ring of Fire - one of the most important and active seismic and volcanic regions in the world.
The territory experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity. Located in the east of the Philipp ...
Sri Lanka
The island’s animal world is very diverse.
Among the rich animal world are Indian elephants, which are the largest mammals there, as well as wi ...
Vatican City
Vatican citizenship is held by very few people.
Theoretically, one cannot be born in the Vatican, as there is no hospital with a delivery room there ...
Argentina
The first child born in Antarctica was a son of an Argentine – Silvia de Palma.
His birth, which happened in 1978 was planned right there to strengthen the Argentine’s territorial claim of Antarctica.
China
The crossbow was also invented in China.
They were also the first to develop chemical weapons - more than 2000 years before World War I when warfare gases were first used in the West.