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Belgium is known as “the Battlefield of Europe” because it served as a battlefield between many European powers and during the two World Wars. Maybe due the pains of war, it recognized the need for diplomacy. Now, the capital city, Brussels, is considered a center of the world economy and diplomacy, with headquarters of the…
Belarus is the last country in Europe which still uses the death penalty and the last country in Europe run by a dictator. It is also the only country of the former USSR that has restored the Soviet flag (with minor changes). This is a country where every second child, instead of wanting to be…
Belarus is the last country in Europe which still uses the death penalty and the last country in Europe run by a dictator. It is also the only country of the former USSR that has restored the Soviet flag (with minor changes). This is a country where every second child, instead of wanting to be…
Barbados is the third-most developed country in the Western hemisphere. Although it is a tropical island in the Caribbean, it has managed to evade being hit by a hurricane in over 40 years. It is home to the world’s oldest rum, established in 1703. There are believed to be over 1,500 rum bars located on…
This country seems to be obsessed with the color pink. Here you will find a pink sand beach which has earned the title, “Best Sand Beach.” The seat of government is housed in 3 pink buildings. Its national bird is the pink flamingo. Listen to learn why all these items happen to be pink in…
Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, is the world’s most densely populated city. Although it has the longest uninterrupted beach in the world, discover why people are expected to swim at these beaches fully clothed, rather than in swimsuits. You can still spot a Bengal tiger in the wild here, and statistics show approximately 100 people per year…
Bahrain has two highly valued natural resources – pearls and oil. In fact, it was the first place where oil was found. It is no surprise that it has the world’s second highest valued currency unit. It is also the world’s least taxed country. · 00:00 – Intro · 00:27 – Bare Bones · 02:02 – Heart of the Nation…
Azerbaijan is a country which is naturally on fire. It has natural gas reserves which supply the fuel for a 10-meter-long wall of fire that has been burning continuously since 1950. Find out which famous explorer first spotted these mysterious flames in the 13th century. Not only is this mountain of fire, but there is a…
How did Vienna’s coffee house culture make it onto the UNESCO’s list of sites under the category “Intangible Cultural Heritage?” The Broadway musical The Sound of Music was based on the true story of the von Trapp family. How much of their history was portrayed in this musical? The oldest still-operating restaurant in the world is found in…
Is it possible for a group of British convicts to travel by sea on a voyage for 8 months to a new land and successfully farm it for food and to colonize it? Australia’s history says, “yes.” Today the founding of this nation is celebrated as Australia Day, but the original inhabitants of the land,…