Top 10 Smallest Countries in the World.

10. Dominica - 73,006 people A beach near the village of Cabrits on the Caribbean island of Dominica © Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images We start this list with Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic). As per the  UN , Dominica has an  estimated pop…

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Statue depicting Pan found in Istanbul.

EXCAVATIONS BY THE ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY (IBB) IN SARAÇHANE ARCHAEOLOGY PARK HAS LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF A STATUE DEPICTING PAN, A GOD FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY. Pan is often shown with hindquarters and horns reminiscent of a goat, much like the mythical fauns and sa…

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The 10 Most Air-Polluted Cities on Earth.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits. In the above map, we use 2022 average PM2.5 concentrations from IQAir’s World Air Quality Report to visualize the most air-polluted m…

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World Day Against Child Labor - 12 June.

June 12 is set aside to focus on ending child labor. The World Day Against Child Labor is held annually on June 12 as an international day to raise awareness and prompt action to stop child labor in all of its forms. Supporters of the day work year round to see that childre…

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Archaeologists discover dozens of mysterious ancient stone carvings hidden under moss.

The 2,700-year-old stone carvings in Sweden include a 13-foot image of a boat and elaborate scenes with an unclear meaning. Archaeologists have discovered about 40 stunning rock carvings of ships, people, and animals that were etched into the granite cliffs of a Swedish isla…

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