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70+ facts about Cuba: geography, history, society and tourism
Cuba
06/02/2024
70+ facts about Cuba: geography, history, society and tourism
Some people call Cuba an island or a country of contrasts and, of course, they are right in many respects. After all, on the one hand, there is undivided...
Kuelap, Machu Picchu in northern Peru
Americas
08/09/2023
Kuelap, Machu Picchu in northern Peru
This fortress, located at an altitude of almost 3000 m/10,00 ft, was built in the 10th century by the pre-Incan civilization of the Chachapoya people.…
What is a Wiener Schnitzel
Questions
21/05/2023
What is a Wiener Schnitzel
Just like the Strauss waltzes, the Viennese cutlet - or Wiener schnitzel - has become a symbol of the Austrian capital. The cutlet has a strange fate...
The reality of the existence of werewolves in Rus'
Russia
05/11/2024
The reality of the existence of werewolves in Rus'
In Russia, as well as in other European countries, there were many legends in which various evil spirits were directly involved ...
Why isn't coca banned in Japan?
Questions
21/11/2024
Why isn't coca banned in Japan?
Considering coca as only a well-known plant native to South America is not entirely correct. Let's not argue that this shrub, similar to ...
Japanese Ghost Story Yotsuya Kaidan
Japan
09/01/2022
Japanese Ghost Story Yotsuya Kaidan
There is one good tradition in the Land of the Rising Sun. It consists in telling interesting stories about ghosts relating to the old days.…
The Nine Commandments of the Moso Nation in China
China
20/02/2024
The Nine Commandments of the Moso Nation in China
Moso or Mosuo is a people living at the junction of the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in the Lugu Lake region in China. Today is short...
Who in the 19th century in Russia was called captives
Russia
10/11/2021
Who in the 19th century in Russia was called captives
Poymanniki is a strange word unfamiliar to us that came from the middle of the 19th century. By itself, this word does not cause much fear, ...
How do the Scots feel about the movie "Braveheart"
United Kingdom
10/11/2021
How do the Scots feel about the movie "Braveheart"
Personally, I liked the film "Braveheart" as a whole, although it did not catch on. But I've always wondered that the Scots themselves...
10 unusual and strange words from the old Russian language
Russia
10/11/2022
10 unusual and strange words from the old Russian language
Many of the words that our ancestors used have long since "died". Most of them we no longer use or have gradually replaced…