Things You'll Only See In Russia

Secret Cities?

It only makes sense that a country so big would be filled with secret, unattainable cities. Russia is allegedly home to about 42 cities of which the government has classified as top secret. These cities don't appear on maps and are impossible to visit. It's not recommended that anyone tries to seek them out. 

Russian Sports

The most popular sport in Russia is soccer. After that is ice hockey, handball, boxing, tennis, and car racing. Russians are famous for being incredible Olympic athletes. Their gymnastics team is historic in every way. They've also bred some of the most famous people in the sports world: Anna Kournikova, Maria Sharapova, Alexander Ovechkin, and Sergei Federov. 

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The More You Know

  • A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders that condenses atmospheric moisture to automatically fill the bottle.
  • In 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted that people would try to dispel the holocaust as a falsehood, and ordered all possible photographs taken of the Nazi crimes to hinder any such attempts.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.