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Facts about Bulgaria Europe - Things you probably didnt know!
Bulgaria is one of the oldest European countriesIt used to be land of the Thracians, and a particular hero called Spartacus was born thereBulgaria ranks 3rd in Europe (after Greece and Italy) for its number of archaeological treasuresBulgaria has the oldest orthodox slavic church in the worldThe Bulgarians were the first people to put the Cyrillic alphabet to use after its inception in the 9th centuryBulgaria and Denmark were the only two countries to save their jews during the holocaustThe Bulgarian army is the only force in the entire world which has never lost a single flag, despite activily participaing in wars in Europe since the 19th centuryThe first wrestler in the world with 1500 wins and only 2 losses is the Bulgarian Dan KolovThe world's first digital watch was invented by Peter Petrov (of Bulgaria)Bulgaria has established itself as a popular tourist destination, with 5 million tourists (in 2005) visiting its Spa, Mountain and Sea restorts as well as its arceholgical sites and cultural monumentsThe oldest gold treasure in the world was found in Bulgaria (in 294 graves were found 3000 gold objects dating back more than 6000 years)The only nations in the world that use the bagpipe as an instrument are Scotland, Ireland and Bulgaria.
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