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Wednesday, 8 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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Slovakia
The favorite drink of Slovaks is Kofola, a non-alcoholic carbonated cola drink produced in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
It was created in 1960 in Czechoslovakia, where it gained the greatest popularity. Kofola is the mai ...
Great Britain
During a road check, you can have up to 0.8 per mille of alcohol in your exhaled air.
However, these regulations do not apply to professional drivers, for whom the alcohol limit in exhaled air is 0.2 per mille.
Slovakia
The oldest fragments of the Slovak mountains are the central part of the Western Carpathians. The youngest are located in the south of the country and come from the Quaternary.
The highest mountain range in the Carpathians is the Tatra Mountains with 29 peaks higher than 2500 ...
Sri Lanka
The Republic of Sri Lanka was established in 1972.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a national independence movement arose, whose action resulted ...
Republic of South Africa
In 1834, slavery was abolished in what is now South Africa.
In 1961, the Republic of South Africa was proclaimed, finally cutting the ties between the country and Great Britain.
Switzerland
Zurich, Geneva, and Basel are among the cities with the highest quality of life standards in the world.
At the same time, they have one of the highest costs of living in the world.
Albania
The longest river in the country is the Drin, which begins at the confluence of its two upper sources: the Black and White Drin.
The river is 335 km long, of which 285 km flows through Albania and the rest through Kosovo and North Macedonia.
Japan
The Japanese consider number four unlucky.
They avoid it as much as they can, i.e. not selling items in sets of fours, leaving out the fourth floor in buildings, etc.
Japan
The population of Japan is almost 99% ethnic.
Slovakia
It is a small country with an area of 49.036 square kilometers.
It borders Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and Hungary.