…that still numbers to nearly 7 million faithful. They can be found in Italy, Egypt and the Latin American countries. Buddha in Nanzoin Temple in Fukuoka. 14. Buddhism is the…
…have an incredible shelf life with lentils having been found in Egyptian tombs that date from 2400 BC! 8. US consumers go green. In the U.S. green lentils are the…
…by the Royal Navy for a long time. 23. The deepest SCUBA dive ever The Guinness World Record for the deepest SCUBA dive ever is held by Egyptian, Ahmed Gabr….
…power. Cats have held all kinds of positions of power. Of course, the Egyptian Sphinx was modelled after a feline. However, did you know that a town in Alaska had…
…Great’. Evidence of this was found on tablets sent to Pharaohs in Egypt, bearing the city’s name. Arabic people took control of Beirut in the year 635. A principality was…
…control of Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Uganda. 14. The Empire simply became too expensive. After World War I, it became increasingly difficult for…
…was opened in 1551, but unfortunately it was closed in 1867 during the dictatorship. Chichén Itzá, Mexico 16. Think Egypt has the biggest pyramids? Mexico is home to the biggest…
2011 was a major year for political change – it saw the official end of the Iraq War, and protests against regimes in Egypt and Libya saw monumental shifts in…
…Hall is also the most predominant community building in the country. 14. The Sphinx lies somewhere in the city. The Penn Museum boasts of showing the largest Egyptian Sphinx in…