1. Estimates of the number of lions living in the wild range from 20,000 to 39,000. A century ago there were at least 10 times as many. 2. About 15,000 lions live in Tanzania which is far more than any other country. 3. London Zoo has been celebrating World Lion […]
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1. The name of Singapore comes from the Sanskrit “Simhapura” meaning “Lion city”. It is based on the legendary sighting of a lion there in 1299. 2. There have never been any wild lions in Singapore but it may have been a tiger. 3. The national emblem is the mythical […]
1. A group of cats is a “clowder” but “a glaring of cats” and “a pounce of cats” are also used. For wild cats, it is “a destruction”. 2. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII condemned cats as evil and sentenced them to death. 3. Cats usually have five toes on […]
1. The name of Ivory Coast was given to the region by French and Portuguese merchants in the 15th and 16th centuries reflecting its major ivory trade. 2. Ivory Coast is now the world’s largest producer of cocoa beans which are 40 per cent of its exports. 3. Last year, […]
1. Beer is the third most popular drink worldwide. Only water and tea beat it for quantity drunk. 2. In October 1814, a huge vat of beer at a brewery in Tottenham Court Road exploded. The resulting London Beer Flood killed at least eight people. 3. The “beer mile” is […]
1. Skiing in Switzerland was made popular by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle. 2. Switzerland was occupied by the French from 1798-1815 but has not had a war since 1505. 3. The average Swiss person eats 10.5kg (23lb) of chocolate a year. 4. Switzerland has the two-letter code CH […]
1. There are about 1.2 billion sheep on this planet. China, with spherical 200 million, has higher than twice as many as another nation. 2. There are roughly seven sheep per explicit particular person in New Zealand and three sheep per explicit particular person in Wales. 3. Mongolia has 35 […]
1. The word “wizard” (spelt “wisard” in the 15th century) originally simply meant a wise man. 2. In Arthurian legend, the wizard Merlin was said to be the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess. 3. The full name of the Wizard of Oz in Frank Baum’s book was Oscar Zoroaster […]