As of July 2019, Spain had 47 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the third-highest number in the world. These include old cities, massive churches, and other structures. Only Italy and China have more UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with each having 55.
The number of native Spanish speakers worldwide is believed to be 440 million, second only to Mandarin. While Spanish is the country's official language, regional languages like as Catalan, Basque (Euskara), and Galician (Galego) also have official status in their respective areas.
With its Mediterranean environment of hot, dry summers and moderate, rainy winters, you may be tempted to undress when in Spain. There are few better places to top up your tan with 3,000 hours of sunshine every year. And any aspiring naturists will be glad to hear that nudity is permitted in Spain. Still, it is deemed undesirable in many locations.
Official statistics show that over half of all persons up to the age of 64 have the equivalent of a high school graduation, significantly below the OECD average of nearly 75%. Younger generations, on the other hand, are defying the trend, with 65 percent of millennials obtaining the certificate — and the number is climbing.
The first bus service in India was established on July 15, 1926. The initial route connected Afghan Church and Crawford Market.
Antilia, Mukesh Ambani's 27-story tower, is recognised as the most expensive property in the world, valued at about $1 billion. The business magnate and his wife and three children moved into the 400,000-square-foot estate in 2012.
The Bandra-Worli Sea Link is made up of cement and steel wire equal to the earth's equator. Well, that is a lot. The distance around the Earth at the Equator, its circumference, is 40,075 kilometers, which is not even the total distance of the bridge.
When the city was in the hands of the Portuguese, they saw it was a natural water bay. Hence, they called it ‘Bom Bhaia,’ the Portuguese term for ‘good bay.’ Later, Bombay was given to the British as dowry when a Portuguese princess married an English prince. They renamed the city, Bombay. And that’s how the city got its name!
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, as it is officially known, is the second-largest country in the European Union, after France. If you add the Canary Islands and the Spanish territory along the North African coast, it totals roughly 506,000 square kilometres.
Or, to be more specific, an auroch. These meaty bovines are now extinct, but their image lives on in Moldova's flag, which includes an auroch's head mounted on a shield (which is presumably why they're gone, since they continued placing them on shields). The country's biggest football stadium, Zimbru Stadium, gets its name from the Romanian word for bison.
Ehhhhh! Mămăligă, a porridge composed of yellow maize flour ubiquitous on Moldovan dinner tables, is generally regarded as the country's national food. It's generally served as a side dish to stews and meat meals, and it's sometimes topped with cottage cheese, sour cream, or pig rind. Well, that is sad for a national dish...
In the history of Disneyland, there have only been four unscheduled park closures. After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and 9/11, the United States observed a national day of mourning. Also, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the most recent closure.
Chisinau, occupied by the Red Army in June 1940, was devastated by a severe earthquake in October of that year, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale and destroying much of the city. As if that wasn't enough, the Luftwaffe arrived the next year and destroyed what was remained the city to smithereens.
Transnistria claimed independence from Moldova in 1990, sparking the War of Transnistria, which cemented the territory's de facto independence. The territory, which maintains its own currency and border restrictions, is not formally recognised by any United Nations member.
Splash Mountain, the fastest ride in the Disneyland theme park, reaches a top speed of 40 miles per hour as riders plummet into the briar patch below.
Only the Sleeping Beauty castle in Disneyland has a working drawbridge. Only two times in Disney history has the drawbridge been raised: on opening day and after Fantasyland was remodelled.
When you're waiting in line for the Indiana Jones ride, take a moment to peek into Indiana's office. The props in the office are genuine Indiana Jones memorabilia.
Disneyland employees were not permitted to grow moustaches until the year 2000. Beards, coloured hair, and certain piercings are still prohibited, according to the LA Times.
According to LA Weekly, Disneyland's Clubb 33, which used to be a secret location where Walt Disney hosted important guests, is the only place in the park that serves alcohol.
Above the fire station on Main Street, Walt Disney had his own private - and secret - apartment. The apartment is still standing today, with a light in the window symbolising Walt's presence.
Disneyland first opened on July 17, 1955, with 18 attractions, according to thisdayindisneyhistory.com. A total of 51 attractions are now available at the park (not including the attractions in Disney California Adventure Park).
The park's haunted mansion contains a pet cemetery, according to Disney-pal.com. It's tucked away on the side lawn of the mansion, out of sight of most visitors. The cemetery is a hoax; no pets are buried there, and the gravestone inscriptions are intended to be humorous.
However, Moldova's second language, Gagauz, is on the verge of extinction. The Turkic language, which is spoken in the Autonomous Region of Gagauz, is classified as severely endangered by Unesco.
Orheiul Vechi, Moldova's most important (and possibly most beautiful) historical landmark, is a deteriorating open-air monastery complex dating back more than 2,000 years. The sprawling remains include old walls, spas, and monasteries that you will have mostly to yourself.
The rule book was handwritten in a flowing italics style by calligrapher Prem Behari Narain Raizada, rather than printed or typed. Jawaharlal Nehru asked Raizada, a calligrapher from a family of calligraphers, to write the first copy of the document. When asked how much he would charge, he only had one request: he wanted to sign every page and the final page with his grandfather.
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