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Happy birthday, Your Majesty! Queen Elizabeth II celebrates two birthdays each year: her actual birthday on 21 April and her official...
Lewis Carroll was the pen
Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Dodgson, a mathematics teacher at Oxford University. He was born in England in 1832. Dodgson...
History of teddy bears
History of teddy bears is not that old as we can imagine. The first teddy bear toy was invented in 1903 in Giengen, Germany by Margaret...
Blickling Hall
Blickling Hall in North Norfolk is one of the most magnificent buildings in England – and it is said to be haunted by the ghost of Anne...
The King who gave up the throne to marry the woman he loved
The eldest son of George V, Prince Edward (known to his family as David) was very popular with the British people. He served in World War...
Moscow Zoo
Moscow Zoo is the oldest in Russia. It was opened in 1864. It is also one of the largest zoos in the world, it covers the territory of 22...
The first state
The first state to have its own police force was Texas. This police force was called the Texas Rangers. They were organized in 1835. The...
Bollywood
Bollywood is a nickname given to the Indian film industry. It’s a play on the word Hollywood. The B comes from Bombay, a big city in...
Meet the kiwi, the New Zealand’s national bird!
The kiwi is a strange little bird found only in the forests of New Zealand. It’s much loved by the people of New Zealand, even though...
The Dead Sea amazing facts
[if !supportLists]· The Dead Sea is actually not a sea at all, but a salty lake. It’s so salty that it’s impossible to get drowned in...
