BareFacts
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The Pyramid of Cheops had been the world's tallest building for almost four millennia, until it was surpassed by Lincoln Cathedral in 1311.
3:06 AM Sep 2nd
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The flag of Libya consists of a simple green field with no other characteristics.
9:53 PM Sep 1st
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@ там диковато, безлюдно и недорого; плюс серфинг; плюс средневековые замки; если не забуду, узнаю подробности
4:21 AM Aug 27th
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in reply to stepan_chizhov
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@ на север Турции
1:58 AM Aug 27th
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in reply to stepan_chizhov
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Norway has hundreds of reefs, formed by deep-water coral Lophelia pertusa. The largest known reef, off the Lofoten Islands, is 13 km long.
10:33 AM Aug 12th
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19 years after his coming out, Justin Fashanu is still the only professional footballer in the world to admit he was gay.
3:27 AM Aug 12th
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@ btw, that's the second Ecclestone's film in a row that is shit
8:33 AM Aug 10th
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in reply to technocoreai
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@ конструкция дня -- I've been withdrawaling
11:13 AM Aug 6th
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in reply to ay4
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In Aztec society, women were not allowed to drink chocolate, as it was believed to be poisonous to them.
8:14 AM Aug 4th
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Alexey Tolstoy's 1936 adaptation of "Pinocchio" tale (named "The Golden Key") was later published in Italian as "Comrade Pinocchio".
4:28 PM Jul 23rd
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Word near used to mean "nearer", being the comparative of Old English nē(a)h. Its superlative nēhst gave rise to modern English next.
3:32 PM Jul 20th
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In French, the same word – baiser – is used for kissing and having sex.
11:47 PM Jul 13th
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HIV-positive people had been banned to travel or immigrate to USA from 1987 and up to 2008.
9:45 PM Jul 10th
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Before starting to build Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel had only ever traveled by train once.
9:31 PM Jul 10th
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In Britain, from XVII and up to XX century attempted suicide was punished by the death penalty.
8:42 PM Jul 6th
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Among Hawaii's endemic species are Big-Eyed Big-Eyed Spider, Small-Eyed Big-Eyed Spider and No-Eyed Big-Eyed Spider.
11:15 PM Jul 5th
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@ Oh, that's one of my favourite episodes! I think I'll go and watch it now. Thx for reminding.
4:41 PM Jul 1st
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in reply to adinetz
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Last words of Dolly Pentreath, the last native speaker of Cornish, were "Me ne vidn cewsel Sawznek!" ("I don't want to speak English!")
3:06 PM Jul 1st
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Sometimes, the Spanish flu was causing blue discolouration of the skin so severe that it was hard to tell the coloured man from the white.
4:03 PM Jun 27th
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The rhinoceros, sent to Lisbon by the governor of Portuguese India in 1515, was the first living example seen in Europe since Roman times.
3:20 PM Jun 27th
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