5 Astounding Facts About the Algarve Coast, Portugal
Did you know that the Algarve Coast in Portugal is home to flamingos? They can be found in the Ria Formosa National Park.
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Did you know that the Algarve Coast in Portugal is home to flamingos? They can be found in the Ria Formosa National Park.
In the California Gold Rush, it wasn't the miners who made the most money but the merchants who sold them their tools!
Did you know that bullfighters wear a yellow and pink cape for most of the fight and only switch to a red cape at the very end?
Despite its harsh climate, the Sahara Desert is home to over 100 reptiles, 70 mammals, and 90 birds.
In 1921, Wyoming became the first US state to grant women over 21 the right to vote.
People born in June can choose between three different birthstones: pearls, moonstones, or alexandrites.
In 1984 Motorola released the world's first cellphone, the DynaTAC 8000x. It had a battery life of 35 minutes and weighed 2.5 lbs.
Did you know that one of the world's greatest artists, Leonardo da Vinci was a polymath?
Did you know that the Colosseum amphitheater in Rome was built by tens of thousands of slaves around 80 A.D?
Did you know that the deadliest wildfire in US history was in Wisconsin in 1871, killing around 3,000 people?
Chevrolet created the world's first SUV, the 1935 Suburban Carryall, one of the first successful cars to have an all-steel body.
Did you know that it cost almost a billion US dollars to carve the four Presidents' faces into Mount Rushmore?