19. Ethiopia measures time a lot differently to us. While many countries run to the Gregorian calendar as standard, Ethiopia actually has thirteen months a year. As a result, it is around seven and a half years behind the rest of the world! 20. The Tooth Fairy is pretty generous. In t...
A roller coaster is anything that may appear dangerous while in fact, it's perfectly safe for family fun as long as you are over the height of 48 inches. If you like heart-stopping thrills, this "scream machine" is your best choice. For example, Kingda Ka is a steel roller coaster ...
Interesting Facts About Coffee 咖啡撷趣 Oil is valuable. In fact, it is so valuable that it’s often called black gold. However, oil isn’t the only liquid to hold this title. Coming in[1] as the second-most valuable trade item in the world, coffee has enormous economic, social, and ...
As anyone who has seen a poisonous tropical frog (or eventhese two venomous frogs) can attest, dangerous animals can be quite colorful and pretty. As the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia proves, the same very much applies to geography. The area is extremely hot, and high tectonic and volcanic ...
Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in English, a fact that is recognized worldwide. The first time English Language Day was celebrated was in 2010.Not much is known about the early life of William Shakespeare. It was known that he was baptized on April 26, 1564 and it was ...
The African spurred tortoise can reach lengths of 83 cm (33 in) and weights of 105 kg (231 lb.). It is found in theSahara Desertand the Sahel; a dry grassland / savanna region that stretches across Africa from Mauritania in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east. ...
ST. LOUIS B-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map Monument War Memorial This large monument is situated near the school ST. MARGARET'S A-13 and B-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery ...
The elite within the country is the ones most likely to use the French language. Studies show that only about17,000 people speak French in Djibouti. 11. Erta Ale is a volcano in Ethiopia that settles in Djibouti's Danakil Desert Erta Ale is a volcano that settles in the Danakil Desert....
The villa shown here, known regionally as La Bizzarrìa, is in fact one of two extravagant hunting lodges built in the eclectic style by King Victor Emmanuel II around 1861. La Bizzarrìa corresponds in its function to a typical belvedere, as was common in royal hunting grounds of the 19...
In the second phase of the 19thcentury, the coffee production was in a boom in America and other parts of the world as well. In fact, the consumption of coffee almost doubled up in the period from 1860 to 1920. To date, coffee is one of the crucial cash crops. In addition, its ex...