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Wednesday, 2 July 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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Cuba
Castro was a person made famous by many records and surprising facts related to his life and activities.
He survived 630 attempts on his life during his political activities He loved cigars but stopped sm ...
Philippines
The lowest point in the Philippines is the Philippine Ditch, one of the greatest depths of the Omniocene - the totality of seawater on the Earth's surface.
The Philippine Ditch is an oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean, at the bottom of the Philipp ...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan on March 26, 1971.
Bangladesh is a people's republic and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The head of state is ...
Mauritius
Mauritius is one of twenty-five countries in the world without an active armed force.
Such a state existed since 1968. The former military airport in the southeastern part of the island ...
Ireland
In 1921, the island was divided into Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupies the n ...
Brazil
Brazil has a dense and complex river system, one of the most extensive in the world, with eight major drainage basins flowing into the Atlantic.
The main rivers are the Amazon River, the second longest (according to some, the longest in the worl ...
Thailand
In Bangkok there is the Grand Palace with the temple of Wat Phra Kaew - "Temple of the Emerald Buddha".
This palace served as the official residence of the King of Thailand from the 18th to the mid-20th c ...
Ireland
The conquest of Ireland by England began in the 12th century.
Most Irish rulers paid tribute to Henry II, but this conquest was partial, the English never managed ...
Albania
Albania is divided into two ethnic parts, the border between them runs near Tirana.
The north of the country is inhabited by the Ghegs, who speak the Gheg Albanian dialect, and the sou ...
Thailand
Thailand's territory includes several hundred coastal islands (including coral ones).
The largest of them are Phuket in the Andaman Sea and Samui and Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand.The ...