Go For GOLD: Day 1 (NOW CLOSED)
Sat, 2012-07-28 08:31
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Ukraine is an anagram of urea ink - urea is found in urine, which is an excellent base material for creating invisible ink (see http://tinyurl.com/29azx77)
A fake spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees
Most words in the Ukrainian language starts with the letter “п”. The most frequently used letter of the Ukrainian alphabet – “о”. The letters “ф” and “г” are used least often.
Ukraine holds a world record for the worlds largest glass of champagne holding 56.25l. Cheers!!
It is considered bad luck to receive/send flowers in an even number so you have to buy gifts of an odd number of flowers only.
This is only Ukraine's fifth time at the Olympics! After becoming an independent nation in 1994, it's first Olympics was in 1996. In the four summer games it's taken part in so far, they've won 96 medals!
At the moment of the declaration of independence, this country was inhabited by 19.4 million pigs, today there are only 8.3 million.
In Ukraine local tradition is to bring an odd number of flowers for a celebration and an even number for funerals.
The center of Europe is in Ukraine
Chicken Kiev was thought to have originated in the capital city.
Ukrainian is the second most melodic language in the world after Itaian. It was resolved on global linguistic conference in Paris in 1934.
They believe that shaking hands, giving keys or doing anything in a doorway, may bring misfortune to their guests.
Ukraine - the geographic centre of Europe is considered to be in a small Western Ukrainian town Rahiv
Kiev has the third most visited McDonalds.
Andriy Shevenchenkoeir who led Ukraine to the quarter finals of the World Cup World Cup at the first time of entering the competition, has today retired from football to take up a career in politics.
Ukraine, interesting fact - The deepest in the world subway (metro) station is located in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv (Kiev)! It is Arsenal’na metro station (red line) and its depth is 105 meters!
The Ukraine hold the official Guinness world record for the largest glass of champagne at 56.25 litres - cheers!
I used to live there. A girl called Natalia is always known as Natasha. The blue on the flag represents the sky of Ukraine and the yellow on the flag represents the cornfields of Ukraine.
Ukraine - there are more than 6600 species of funghi growing in the Ukraine
UKRAINE - DID YOU KNOW? The deepest in the world subway (metro) station is located in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv (Kiev)! It is Arsenal’na metro station (red line) and its depth is 105 meters!
Kiev is capital of Ukraine whose flag this is where chicken kiev from
Ukraine - Following the example of the main hero of a famous folk tale “Levsha” (The Lefthander) by N. Leskov, Ukrainian Nikolai Syadristy decided to shoe a flea. The flea can be seen in the Kiev Museum of Miniatures.
The Ukrainian national anthem consists of only six lines (four in a verse and two in a chorus). The remaining verses of the anthem are considered politically incorrect. (“We’ll stand, brothers, in bloody battle, from the Syan to the Don” implies a claim to the territories of Russia and Poland).
The deepest underground Metro station in the world is in Kiev, Ukraine. Its over 100m deep. As a comparison the London Underground (Where I worked for over 8 years) is only 58m deep at its deepest. (Hampstead)
Ukraine has the third most visited McDonald’s in the world is located in Kiev.
Ukraine is located in southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea
Never kiss a Ukrainean woman on the forehead! That is reserved for funerals.
Also, like the Japanese, the Ukraineans remove their shoes at the door, to keep the house clean.
The deepest subway station in the world is located in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, It is Arsenal’na metro station and it's 105 meters deep.
The official Guinness world record: Ukrainians made the world’s largest glass of champagne – 56.25 liters.
Local tradition is to bring an odd number of flowers for a celebration and an even number for funerals.