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Sunday, 26 April 2026
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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England
Traditional British cuisine includes meat served with potatoes or various vegetables.
The most commonly consumed meat is beef, lamb, pork, and fish (hence the famous fish and chips).
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Basilica was built between 1506 and 1626.
It was built on the site of an older early Christian basilica, founded by Emperor Constantine the Gr ...
Zanzibar
The most famous and sensual dance in Zanzibar is the Dumbak.
It is a traditional belly and hip dance with scarves, stimulating women's internal energy. Girls learn it from an early age.
Portugal
It is the 126th country in the world in terms of the number of nesting birds.
There are five endemic bird species there: the Madeiran pigeon, the Madeiran petrel, the Madeiran firefly, the Azores firefly, and the Azores bullfinch.
Egypt
Hieroglyphs are writings from ancient Egypt.
Initially, it was a pictorial writing, which over the centuries evolved into more abstract forms, th ...
Argentina
The Argentines introduced dactyloscopy into forensic science.
The Argentine killer of her two children was the first criminal identified by fingerprint examination method.
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.
Portugal
Portugal is home to the second longest bridge in Europe (after the Crimean Bridge).
This is the Vasco da Gama Bridge, which connects the bank of the Tagus River near Lisbon (in Sacavem) with the town of Montijo on the other side of the river. Its length is 17.2 km.
Croatia
On the promenade of Zadar, there is a monument Pozdrav Suncu, a circle with a diameter of 22 meters, embedded between the promenade's stones with 300 special plates that absorb the Sun's rays.
Underneath the glass plates, solar panels are located. After dark, the solar energy stored in the ba ...
Florida
Florida is the American capital of golf. PGA–the Professional Golfer’s Association of America–is located in Palm Beach Gardens.
The number of golf courses in Florida is dizzying, as there are 1250, which is twice as many as in C ...