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Food
20 facts about beer
World’s third most popular beverage
Charles III
At some point, it was time for the heir to the throne to marry.
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Entertainment
15 facts about StarCraft
The computer game classic of the 1990s
Stonehenge
Between 1930 BC and 1600 BC, part of the diabase was removed from the northeast side and then arranged into a horseshoe-like shape, reflecting the trilithons in the center of the structure.
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Animals
12 facts about capybaras
The world’s largest rodent and social media star
Rome
The famous Spanish Steps were built between 1723 and 1725.
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Geography
20 facts about Amazon River
Its basin covers nearly half of South America
Russia
It has a population of over 146 million people.
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Food
13 facts about churro
A dessert worth the sin
Masada
After its expansion, Masada was regarded as the most powerful of all the fortresses in Judea.
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Biography
18 facts about Roland Garros
French pioneer of aviation who played tennis only a few times in his life
Nan Madol
We have only an approximate idea of the size of Nan Madol, the full size of this city was hidden for centuries by the mangrove forest.
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Countries
24 facts about Sri Lanka
The “Land of Smiles”
Mount Pinatubo
The deadliest eruption took place on June 15th, 1991.
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Cities
27 facts about Rome
The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets
Plants
21 facts about Stinging nettle
An underrated source of health
Animals
14 facts about dik-dik
Hare-sized antelope
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo has very distinctive leaves.
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Culture
14 facts about Swan Lake
One of the world’s most famous ballet performances
Gobi Desert
The Gobi is inhabited by migratory peoples engaged in cattle ranching.
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Biography
23 facts about Kate Middleton
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was well established as a great, admired artist, but as a man, he was feared.
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Architecture
18 facts about Forbidden City
Largest Palace in the World
Biography
23 facts about Charles III
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the Windsor dynasty
Cappadocia
It is suspected that many underground cities and churches in Cappadocia have yet to be discovered.
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Plants
20 facts about carob
Ceratonia siliqua - a substitute for cocoa
Frederic Chopin
The composer returned to Paris shortly before Napoleon Bonaparte was elected President of the Second French Republic.
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Biography
32 facts about Robert Oppenheimer
Father of the Atomic Bomb
Lake Superior
About 350 shipwrecks have been found at the bottom of Lake Superior.
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Culture
18 facts about Orsay Museum
France's second most visited museum after the Louvre
Axolotl
Axolotls reach sexual maturity usually at a year old.
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Culture
21 facts about ballet
History of the art of ballet through the ages
Technology
14 facts about steel
Just a bit of carbon changes everything
Temple of Artemis
It was a place of magnificent ancient Greek religious festival. The celebration lasted for a few days.
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Animals
19 facts about Sea otter
Animals nearly extinct due to fur trade
Animals
18 facts about Alpaca
Highly intelligent, swift learning and gentle animals
Frederic Chopin
On November 5, 1830, Chopin left Poland for good.
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Animals
24 facts about Coyote
North America's loudest wild mammal
Geography
25 facts about Galapagos Islands
Islands of the tortoises
Sycamore maple tree
The sycamore maple is a relatively long-lived tree that grows quite fast.
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Culture
21 facts about The Scream by Edvard Munch
A symbol of anxiety about the human condition
Argentina
The first-ever full-length animated film – “El Apostol” – was produced in Argentina.
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Biography
22 facts about Hypatia
Prominent scholar murdered by an angry Christian mob
Homer
According to some legends, Homer was blind.
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History
25 facts about Troy
A forgotten ancient city returned to history from mythology
Empire State Building
The building weighs more than 360 thousand tons.
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Biography
17 facts about Homer
Blind wanderer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey