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Educating you guys. Just wondering, did you know....... |
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That Russia has the largest % of trees in the world. Even more then the tropical rainforests |
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That Lake Baikal is the worlds' deepest lake, with animal life present non-existent anywhere else on Mother Earth |
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Many houses of Russian political exiles (people banished to cold, undeveloped Siberia) can be recognised by their typical blue-and-white shutters. |
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The great 'automagistral' (Highway) from Vladivostok-Moscow is mainly a tough dirt-road till you reach richer European Russia. |
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The Trans-Siberian Express took 25 years to build, before becoming completely functional. And poor management (bad materials, etc) caused it to cost 1 Billion Roubles....persistence pays off? |
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