Things You'll Only See In Russia

Fishing All Day

Russia is huge, so there's a lot of untouched lands. Untouched land means outdoor, nature activities! Since there are tons of lakes and rivers, many Russians grow up spending a day out on the water and learning how to fish. Even in the winter, ice fishing is still a celebrated sport. Most people learn how to fish in Russia, it's a given.

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The More You Know

  • There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
  • On Mars, sunsets are blue.
  • Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
  • A reservoir in space holds 140 trillion times the amount of water in Earth's oceans.
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