Friday, August 1, 2014

Trivia Bits 01 August

 

In the Monegros Desert in Spain, the Aregon Steppes are home for many endangered bird species including the Great Bustard with a Special Protection Area being launched to conserve the birds and plants.

Halite is more commonly known as rock salt.

Hedgehog is not only an animal but is also an uncooked slice made from chocolate, biscuits, nuts and coconut.

Anemonefish are also known as Clownfish and are native to warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea.

In the 19th century the Wörthersee, an alpine lake in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia, became an exclusive summer retreat for Vienna's nobility.

Constructed in 105 AD and for over a thousand years Trajan's bridge, a Roman segmental arch bridge, the first to be built over the lower Danube, was the longest bridge ever built at 1,135 m (3,724 ft) long.

In the NATO phonetic alphabet the letter U is represented by Uniform.

Tasting and collecting Burgundy wine, the hobby of violinist David Chan, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, led to the Musique et Vin au Clos Vougeot in the Burgundy region of France that brings together music and wine enthusiasts.

Yukon is a province in Canada and is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. Whitehorse is the territorial capital.

A hare less than one year old is called a leveret.

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