Here are 23 Interesting Facts About Athens. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Athens 1. Branches from a 3000-year-old, still living, Greek olive tree were used to weave victors' wreaths for the winners of the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Interesting Facts About The Lotus Temple In Delhi, India In a city brimming with eye-popping architecture, Delhi’s Lotus Temple – also known as the Bahai House of Worship – manages to stand out. In fact, we even named it one of the Top 50 Most Beautiful Buildings in the World. Built...
D. Thailand.词汇短语* fact /faekt/ n. 事实;真相* compete /kam'pi:t/ v.参加比赛(或赛)The book is full of facts about the World Cup.He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.这本书全是有关世界杯的真实信息。他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛。 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 语篇解读 ...
Strange Ants: Zombie, Dracula, and Other Interesting Species 40 Interesting Facts About Hercules Beetles (Genus Dynastes) Wolf Spider Facts and the Changing Population in the Arctic The Strange Crucifix Frog or Holy Cross Toad: Amphibian Facts...
Facts about Ancient Greece Democracy was born in Greece Greece is an ancient country and the idea of citizens taking part in ruling the government was born in Athens. Here’s a cool fact, the word democracy actually comes from the Greek words demos (people) and rule (kratos). –Demoskratos...
For more interesting facts about Liu Xiang read on. 1. Liu Xiang won the First Olympics Hurdles Gold for China Image by Eckhard Pecher (Arcimboldo) from Wikimedia Xiang (sheeahang) means “to soar” in Chinese. Liu Xiang won the gold medal in 110-meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens Summer...
(because there were said to be the most millionaires per capita there at one time), the Cairo Pharaohs, and the Point Pleasant Big Blacks. And despite the fact that West Virginia is considered a Bible Belt state, there are (or have been) the Northfork Blue Demons, Oak Hill Red Devils,...
Mount Etna is not the only volcano in Sicily; in fact, there are more than 10 volcanoes in Sicily. Only 3 are always active: Mount Etna, Stromboli and Vulcano. Here’s the list of the known volcanoes in Sicily: Alicudi Lipari Panarea ...
At one time, agoutis and pacas were thought to be closely related. The two animals do have a somewhat similar appearance. In fact, they are sometimes confused, and the agouti is incorrectly referred to as a paca. They each have a long head with small ears, a rump that is higher than...
The island takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a colony of feral pigs which live on the island. It has become a tourist attraction in modern times. Piltdown Man The Piltdown Man was a paleoanthropological fraud in which bone fragments were presented as the ...