How Do Countries Get Their Names?
How Do Countries Get Their Names? Countries do not all have universally accepted names. Holland is officially The Netherlands. Finland is called Suomi by its own...
Read MoreHow Do Countries Get Their Names? Countries do not all have universally accepted names. Holland is officially The Netherlands. Finland is called Suomi by its own...
Read MoreWhy Does Venice Have so Many Canals? Unlike most canals, those in Venice are not man-made. If anything, man has made the land around the canals. In the 7th Century this...
Read MoreWhy Is Socotra Known as the Most Alien-looking Place on Earth? Socotra, also called Soqotra is an island located between the Socotra Passage and the Arabian Sea; it is...
Read MoreWhat Kind of a Person Is a Lotus-eater? A lotus-eater is someone who is forgetful and careless about responsibility, living only for pleasure, a kind of person who...
Read MoreWhere Was Robinson Crusoe’s Island? Daniel Defoe’s famous story of Robinson Crusoe (first published in 1719) is based on a real island— Juan Fernández. This island lies...
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