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1. Sweden has the highest number of McDonald’s restaurants per capita in Europe. 2. Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest six times. Only Ireland (seven) has more wins. 3. Ikea was founded in Sweden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. An average of 1,836,000 meatballs are eaten daily in Ikea’s 313 stores worldwide. 4. In […]
1. Originally, in Old English a thousand years ago, the verb “to wed” only applied to a man marrying a wife. A marrying woman did not wed her husband. 2. Bridal veils began in ancient Greece and Rome where a veil was said to protect against evil spirits. 3. In Greek mythology, Hera, wife of […]
YouTube/Fox News Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s new lead attorney, told Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro that Trump did not violate campaign finance laws. Giuliani has been cleaning up previous comments he made about the hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in October 2016. Giuliani said the $ 130,000 payment to Daniels would have been […]
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Target store employees know just about everything about the chain’s inner workings. Employees have taken to the web to share all sorts of interesting secrets about the brand. Here’s a look at some insider insights that could be helpful to customers, courtesy of Target employees. Target store employees know all […]
1. Until 1752, the tax year began on March 25, which was the old official New Year’s Day. We then switched from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, losing 11 days in the process, so the tax year moves 11 days forwards to start on April 5… 2. …It changed to April 6 in 1800, which […]
1. St Isidore, who was born around 560 and died on April 4, 636, compiled a 20-volume encyclopedia consisting of all the world’s knowledge. 2. He was proposed as patron saint of the internet in 1997 by Pope John Paul II, though that has never been officially ratified. 3. Some say the internet error message […]
1. According to Bede writing in the 9th century, Easter takes its name from the goddess Eostre whose festival was around the spring equinox 2. But many modern scholars think he may have made her up, as there seems to be no other source. 3. The Eastern Orthodox Church calls today “Bright Monday”; Polish Americans […]
1. The Good in Good Friday is not a variant of God but simply an old use of the word “good” meaning pious or devout. 2. We have called the Friday before Easter Sunday Good Friday since around 1300. 3. Calculation of the date of Easter depends on the spring equinox and a full moon, […]
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From the MH17 case to chemical attacks in Syria to the Skripal poisoning, the West only throws accusations against Russia without giving any proof, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, adding that such an approach “will not work.” The Western countries have never presented proper evidence to substantiate their claims in any of the recent high-profile […]
