For example Mother Teresa have the origin from my country. When we say yes, we move head up and down and when we say no, we move head sideways. My country even why very small, is among new populations in the world for the age etc.
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SCOTLAND.
Scotland is second biggest country in Great Britain.
There are three officially recognised languages in Scotland: English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic.
In Gaelic, Scotland is called “Alba”.
Scotland has many symbols. One of them is thistle.
Animal known as Scotland’s symbol is unicorn.
When you’re in Scotland, you can still see road signs in both English and Gaelic.
Glasgow is largest city in Scotland, though Edinburgh is its capital.
Scotland’s motto is “No one provokes me with impunity”.
Some of Scottish inventions: tv, telephone, tyres, penicillin, finger printing, tarmacadam, waterproof raincoat.
Scotland’s highest point is Ben Nevis (1, 343 m, also highest peak in whole Great Britain), its lowest point is Loch Morar (310 m).
Shortest river in Scotland is River Morar. It is only 500 meters long!
Scotland is well known all over the world for whisky. It’s important to distinguish whisky from “whiskey”, liquid made in US and Ireland.
Scotland includes 787 islands.
As per the census conducted in 1909, the Scots were the tallest race in Europe.
There are lots of dog breeds originated from Scotland, for example Scottish Terrier, Golden Retriever, Bearded Collie, Gordon Setter, Shetland Sheepdog and Skye Terrier.
Most famous Scottish dish is haggis, which doesn’t mean its foreigner’s favourite.
http://www.highlandstore.com/blog/index.php/2011/08/over-20-fun-facts-about-scotland/
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