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Toulouse is the fourth-largest city in France and the centre of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus. The city has earned its nickname due to its unique architecture made of pinkish terracotta bricks.

La Rinconada is a town in the Peruvian Andes near a gold mine. At 5,100 m (16,700 ft) above sea level, it is the highest permanent settlement in the world.

Located in Arlington Ridge Park, the war memorial is dedicated to all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who died in the defense of the United States since 1775. It was inspired by the iconic 1945 photograph of six Marines raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

The Space Needle is an observation tower built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair. A 184 m high structure has an observation deck at 160 m, which can be reached by elevators that travel at 16 km/h. The trip takes 41 seconds.

With a summit elevation of 3,794 metres, Mount Erebus is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica (after Mount Sidley). Located in the Ross Dependency on Ross Island, it is the southernmost active volcano on Earth.

The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica and covers an area of about 520,000 km2, nearly the size of France. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 kilometres long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface. Ninety percent of the floating ice, however, is below the water surface.

The filiform papillae are the most numerous of the lingual papillae. They are responsible for giving the tongue its texture and the sensation of touch. Unlike the other kinds of papillae, they do not contain taste buds.

The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the second highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the Manchester Arena, and took the crown of the world's busiest music arena from New York City's Madison Square Garden in 2008.

Completed in AD 113, the Trajan's Column commemorates Roman Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. Originally, a 4.8 m bronze statue of Trajan stood on the top pedestal, but this was replaced by a statue of St. Peter in 1587.

Castel Sant'Angelo (English: Castle of the Holy Angel) was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.

Joash (or Jehoash) was crowned king of Judah (c. 836-796 BC), being the only surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah. He was 7 years old when his reign began and he reigned for 40 years.

The British Empire had an area of ​​approximately 34 million square kilometers and the remaining countries were respectively 20 million square kilometers, 33 million square kilometers and 6.5 million square kilometers

According to the tradition contained in the writings of church historians and church fathers, St. Luke came from the Syrian Antioch. He was a doctor by profession (Letter to Colossians IV, 14). Saint Luke the Evangelist was a faithful companion of Paul the Apostle and accompanied him on many missionary journeys.

Hangul is one of the few alphabets that have been artificially created and have not evolved from hieroglyphics or ideograms, as has been the case with most modern writings. Words in this alphabet can be written horizontally or vertically, e.g.: 사자 (lion) and 봄 (spring).

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that lasts eight days. It commemorates the miraculous event that took place during the Maccabees' uprising under the leadership of Judah Maccabeus. It was a rebellion of the Jews against the king of Palestine, who decided to introduce the cult of Zeus to the great temple in Jerusalem. After the victory of the Jews, the olive lamp consecrated by the High Priest was on for eight days, although it should have enough oil for only one.

A typical flamenco dancer's outfit is a wide fluttering dress or skirt. Flamenco is danced solo. In flamenco, body movements and gestures express certain emotional states of the dancer or underline the meaning of words and the character of the melody that accompanies them.

Iguazu Waterfall is located on the Argentinean-Brazilian border. 80% of the waterfall area is in Argentina, while the remaining 20% is in Brazil. The waterfall is approximately 2 km wide. The noise of water is heard within a radius of 20 km.

Joseph of Arimathea is a mysterious and episodic figure. According to the gospel, he was a wealthy person and a member of the Sanhedrin. After the death of Jesus, he went to Pontius Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the French nation to the American nation, commemorating the alliance of both nations during the American War of Independence. In 1924 the statue was declared a national monument of the USA. In 1984 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

According to one version of the myth, Hephaestus was lame from birth and that's why his mother Hera threw him off the Olympus. According to another version, he broke his leg when Zeus threw him off the Olympus.