Our favourite interesting fact about Cambodia is that it is one of the few countries in the world which has never had a McDonald's, along with Ghana and Yemen. Other countries may have had it once then kicked them out (like Iceland and Bolivia), but in Cambodia, McDonald's has never...
The shape of ancient Egyptian pyramids is thought to have been inspired by the spreading rays of the sun.[2] The Egyptian flag is similar to the flags of Syria, Iraq, and Yemen and consists of three bands of colors from the Arab Liberation flag—red, white, and black—with the golden ...
5. Due to its isolation, a third of the plant life on the island of Socotra (Yemen) is found nowhere else on the planet. It has been described as “most alien-looking place on Earth.”– Source 6-10 Interesting Facts About Islands 6. Two brothers inherited one of the Hawaiian islands...
In 1503, Italian Ludovico de Varthema became the first non-Muslim to visit Mecca and describe the Kaaba, by disguising himself as a Mameluke guard, protecting the pilgrims, and spending three weeks in the city. He left Mecca without incident but blew his own cover in Yemen when he forgot...
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...
Scientists had been trying to enter the city of Marib where in ancient times the legendary Queen of Sheba ruled. However, its location for a long time remained a secret that was carefully kept by the local Arab tribes and the authorities of Yemen. In 1976, another attempt to enter the co...
That’s enough to form the Duchy of Mahra and put you on a path to become the Sultan of Yemen, but beware: you’ll have to contend with the Abbasids, the Abyssinians, and potentially even the Pratiharans. Ibadi Tahert Aflah ibn Wahab Rustamid, Emir (Duke) of the Rustamid (Alger)...
At the same time,diversity in the workplace statisticsreveal many employees think that if their company has one person from a different country or of a different sexual orientation, it automatically means that their company is diverse despite the fact one employee can’t reflect the whole company...
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...
Very little is known about the big-headed turtle’s reproductive habits besides the fact that it lays just 1 - 2 eggs per clutch. This, combined with threats such as an ever-growing demand from the illegal pet trade and habitat loss throughout its range, have caused the species to become...