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Food
20 facts about beer
World’s third most popular beverage
New Zealand
The largest species of eagle that has ever existed is an extinct Haast’s eagle, endemic to New Zealand.
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Entertainment
15 facts about StarCraft
The computer game classic of the 1990s
Animals
12 facts about capybaras
The world’s largest rodent and social media star
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s works were published seven years after the poet’s death in 1623 under the title “Mr. William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.” The contemporary title of the first collection is “First Folio.”
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Geography
20 facts about Amazon River
Its basin covers nearly half of South America
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is the oldest democracy in Asia.
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Food
13 facts about churro
A dessert worth the sin
Phobos
It’s named after a Greek deity.
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Chocolate
Chocolate is a high-calorie product.
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Biography
18 facts about Roland Garros
French pioneer of aviation who played tennis only a few times in his life
Judaism
It is the first of the Abrahamic religions.
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Countries
24 facts about Sri Lanka
The “Land of Smiles”
Colosseum
The opening of the Colosseum was inaugurated by 100-day games, initiated by Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasianus.
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Cities
27 facts about Rome
The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets
Ancient Sumer
Eridu is considered the first city founded by the Sumer.
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Plants
21 facts about Stinging nettle
An underrated source of health
Congo River
It is also used for the transportation of various materials, such as copper, coffee, cotton, and sugar.
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Animals
14 facts about dik-dik
Hare-sized antelope
Culture
14 facts about Swan Lake
One of the world’s most famous ballet performances
Biography
23 facts about Kate Middleton
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 1950, Louis Nichilo designed a gold lipstick container in the Leaning Tower's shape.
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Architecture
18 facts about Forbidden City
Largest Palace in the World
Nan Madol
The population of the city was about 1,000 people, although it is recently assumed that it never exceeded 500 people.
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Biography
23 facts about Charles III
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the Windsor dynasty
Lemon balm
The oil extracted from lemon balm has many uses.
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Plants
20 facts about carob
Ceratonia siliqua - a substitute for cocoa
Cane toad
The largest specimen of the cane toad was 39 cm (15,4 in) long.
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Biography
32 facts about Robert Oppenheimer
Father of the Atomic Bomb
Argentina
Argentina is home to animals typical for South America: llamas, jaguars, monkeys, armadillos, toucans, hummingbirds, nandu, parrots, and Patagonian sea lions that live along the coast, and sea lions, that live in the Mar del Plata area.
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Culture
18 facts about Orsay Museum
France's second most visited museum after the Louvre
Gobi Desert
The Gobi is located in northern China and southern Mongolia.
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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
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
Germany
Germans produce more than 5,000 kinds of beer in more than 1,300 breweries.
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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
Lake Huron
Lake Huron formed due to glacier retreat in the last ice age.
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Homer
The movie"Troy", which premiered in 2004, is an adaptation of the "Iliad".
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Culture
21 facts about The Scream by Edvard Munch
A symbol of anxiety about the human condition
Biography
22 facts about Hypatia
Prominent scholar murdered by an angry Christian mob
History
25 facts about Troy
A forgotten ancient city returned to history from mythology
Croatia
The 45th parallel, the so-called Suncanik, runs through the town of Senj.
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Biography
17 facts about Homer
Blind wanderer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey