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Tuesday, 14 July 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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Argentina
The official language in Argentina is Spanish.
England
The Tower of London, best known as an inescapable prison, was once a zoo.
Thanks to King Henry III, who received three leopards (probably lions) from the Holy Roman Emperor F ...
Great Britain
Great Britain is home to one of the most prestigious universities in the world - the University of Oxford.
Among the graduates of this university, there are as many as 56 Nobel Prize winners, 12 saints, and even one of the antipopes - Alexander V.
Cuba
Cuba is a socialist republic headed by the Communist Party.
Executive power is vested in the National Assembly People's Power, a unicameral parliament. The orga ...
Portugal
The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.
It is also the largest city in the country, located in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula, on ...
Singapore
During World War II, Singapore passed into Japanese possession.
The Japanese occupied it till 1945.
Austria
Austria was initially a border area (March) of the tribal duchy of Bavaria.
In the 10th century, the margravate was ruled by the Babenberg family (a family of margraves and pri ...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.
The basis of its economy is agriculture, especially rice cultivation.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has ranked first in the world in uranium ore mining for several years, overtaking the long-time leader, Canada.
Crops range from industrial crops (cotton, tobacco, sugar beets) to cereals, as well as potatoes. A sizable percentage of crops are grown on artificially irrigated fields.
Cuba
Fidel Castro made a name for himself in the Guinness Book of records.
The record was awarded to him for the longest speech delivered at the UN. It lasted 4 hours and 29 minutes. However, his longest speech was the one he gave in Cuba - it lasted 7 hours.