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LITHUANIA - DID YOU KNOW?
A meaningless collection of strange, but true, facts about Lithuania |
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The Centre of Europe |
Honestly, it is, but don't just trust us...
...in 1989 the French National Geographic Society confirmed that the geographical centre of Europe is 15 miles due north of Vilnius. Map of Lithuania... |
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Amber Coast |
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90% of the world's amber is found along the coastline between Lithuania and Kaliningrad. Amber is fossilised resin from the pine trees which grew in Scandinavia 35million years ago, and which now regularly washes up on the coast after a storm
Our top tip for a present from Lithuania! |
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Presidential Stunt Pilot |
Former President Rolandas Paksas is a former stunt pilot! |
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Bless You! |
The Lithuanian for thank you is aciu , pronounced atch-YOO.
So consider it good to sneeze! |
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Arrest the President |
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Not content with being in our ist already for his aerobatic prowess, former President Paksas - also the part time stunt pilot above - is the only head of state to be impeached in Europe, due to his involvement in shady citizenship dealings with a Russian businessman.
Even Bill Clinton was never impeached |
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