Thursday, 7 August 2014

Random : 5 things you didn't know about Greece

  1. No one in Greece can choose to not vote. Voting is required by law for every citizen who is 18 or older.
  2. About 7% of all the marble produced in the world comes from Greece.
  3. Greece is the leading producer of sea sponges.
  4. Greek has been spoken for more than 3,000 years, making it one of the oldest languages in Europe.
  5. The first Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C. The first Olympic champion was a Greek cook named Coroebus who won the sprint race.

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