Located in South Australia, theAnna Creek Stationis the largest cattle ranch in the world. At 6,000,000 acres (8,000 square kilometers), it is seven times larger than King Ranch – the largest ranch in the US. In fact, Anna Creek Station is larger than Israel. The Australian Outback ...
Rostworowski’s text tells a story of a seventeen-year-old Harry whose life is much more muggle-like than that of his namesake. In fact, his life is rather ordinary – as a shopkeeper, he delivers the original Cracovian sausage and pickles. And in the end – he suddenly vanishes.⇢...
This way, there is no hesitation about which of the two languages to use, and it prevents giving the advantage to the native speaker of the chosen language of communication. Regional languages and dialects Flemish is considered as a dialect of Dutch. In fact every Flemish city has its own ...
TheHill of Uisneach, in County Westmeath, marked the traditional centre of Ireland. Although its lies 20 km away from the true geographic centre of Ireland (just south of Athlone), the location of this 182-metre tall hill is exceptional in the fact that 22 counties, two-third of Ireland, ...
14. In England and Wales it’s legal to consume alcohol on private premises from the age of 5. – Source 15. There’s an annual lying competition in England, and competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can. Politicians and lawy...
Britainis used only for including the mainland countries England and Wales United Kingdom Facts for Kids Population: about 69 million people live in the United Kingdom (2025) Capital: London with 9 million inhabitants Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...
10. There is a perennial river named Merrica in New South Wales, Australia –Source 11-15 Interesting Facts About Rivers 11. In the early 1900s, engineers actually reversed the Chicago River’s flow. It still flows in the opposite direction. –Source ...
about to get interested in girls, JK Rowling might want to take a peak at Rennison's irreverent and charmingly taboo-breaking books to discover just what it is that girls find interesting about spotty boys.They don't want brains, they want brawn, a fact which Rennison is all to happy ...
Everyone should just relax, say linguists(语言学家). They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey...
One out of the ordinary punishment of the Elizabethan England was the drunkard's cloak. It was a punishment for public drunkenness; the name of it is somewhat misleading. The flaw in the name comes from the fact that the cloak is less a cloak and more a barrel. The drunk was forced to...