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🇲🇷 Mauritania Independence Day Trivia!

Which migratory or coastal bird species is known to feed with their heads upside down?

🔎 Born grey but turns pink.
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🇱🇧 The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, Lebanon.
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!

The 6 MUST-TRY dishes!

Did we miss any? 👇
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful, historical & filling.

Gratitude served with sides.

6 MUST-TRY Thanksgiving dishes 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🥷 Iconic Birthdays, Bruce Lee!

What groundbreaking martial arts system did he create?

🔎 There is a bestseller about it.
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🇱🇧 Jeitta Grotto, Lebanon.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🎂 International Cake Day!

In your travelling adventures,

Which country have you had the best cake?

Share the city & bakery 👇
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🇺🇸 This Day, That Year — 1789!

President George Washington proclaimed the first National Thanksgiving.

In 1863, the first annual Thanksgiving holiday was held under Abraham Lincoln.

It became a federal holiday in 1941!
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🇱🇧 The Panoramic Coast of Lebanon.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
🇸🇷 Suriname Independence Day Trivia!

What percentage of Suriname's land is covered by rainforest?

🔎 The highest proportion of forest coverage in the world.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
⚾ Iconic Birthdays, Joe DiMaggio!

How many times was the Baseball Hall of Famer selected for the All-Star Game?

🔎 Considered an auspicious number in some cultures.
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🇱🇧 Beirut from above, Lebanon.
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🇺🇸 Iconic Birthdays, Zachary Taylor!

Before his Presidency, Zachary Taylor enslaved labourers on agricultural estates in which states?

🔎 Both are Southern states.
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🇱🇧 Mzaar Kfardebian, Lebanon.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🪯 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur!

The 9th Sikh Guru was beheaded by Aurangzeb for refusing to convert to Islam.

He died defending Kashmiri Pandits' religious freedom.

ℹ️ His son, Guru Gobind Singh, founded the Khalsa institution of Sikhism.
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🌍 From the countries you see on this globe,

👇 Which one would you travel to first?
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🇲🇽 Mexican Cobbled Streets.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🇱🇧 Baalbek Temple, Lebanon.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🎭 Iconic Birthdays, Scarlett Johansson!

Which character does she play in the Marvel Universe?

🔎 The name has a colour.
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🇺🇸 This Day, That Year — 1963!

The John F. Kennedy assassination.

A cover-up or a cold-blooded murder?
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🇺🇸 This Day, That Year — 1963!

President John  F.  Kennedy was assassinated In Dallas, Texas.

A bullet left a nation stunned.

Lee Harvey Oswald was convicted.

But, was this is a single-person job? Did we miss a larger conspiracy?

We know who President Kennedy upset.
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇱🇧 Lebanon Independence Day Trivia!

Which cat can jump nearly 3 meters to catch birds mid-flight?

🔎 Called the ‘Desert Lynx’ sometimes.
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🇱🇧 Byblos, Lebanon.
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🇫🇷 Bayonne, France.
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🇲🇽 Mexico Revolution Day Trivia!

What famous Mexican spirit is made from the blue agave plant, primarily in Jalisco?

🔎 Usually consumed in shots.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM