Countries & Culture Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about countries and cultures
Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics β a writing system using pictures and symbols β for over 3,000 years until it was deciphered by scholars in the 19th century.
The famous Aztec calendar stone weighs over 24 tons and is carved with elaborate symbols representing the Aztec cosmos and their 365-day solar calendar.
Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert in the world β some areas have never recorded any rainfall at all in history.
Ha Long Bay in Vietnam features over 1,600 limestone islands rising from emerald-green water β it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Asia's most dramatic landscapes.
The matryoshka β or Russian nesting doll β has been a symbol of Russia since the 1890s, with smaller and smaller wooden dolls fitting inside each other.
Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina is wider than Niagara Falls β it consists of 275 individual waterfalls stretching nearly 2 miles across.
Quinoa was a staple food of the Inca civilisation of Peru for 7,000 years β today it is grown in over 70 countries and prized globally as a nutritious grain.
South Africa held its first fully democratic election in 1994, ending the apartheid system of racial segregation. Nelson Mandela became the country's first black president.
About one third of the Netherlands lies below sea level β the Dutch have spent centuries building dykes and windmills to pump water out and create habitable land.
Origami β the Japanese art of folding paper into sculptures β has been practised in Japan since at least the 17th century and is now enjoyed worldwide.