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• The word Himalaya means the home or abode of snow.
• The geological age of the Himalaya is approximately 70 million years.
• Himalayan rivers are older than the Himalayan peaks.

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• Nepali flag is the only flag in the world which is triangular in shape.
• The word Himalaya means the home or abode of snow.
• The geological age of the Himalaya is approximately 70 million years.

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• The Kali Gandaki is the deepest gorge on Earth, dropping 1200 meters.
• Nepal also has the lowest valley on Earth, the Arun valley.
• Nepal is the birth place of Lord Buddha – the apostle of peace and is also the only country where people worship the living goddess Kumari.

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• Himalayan rivers are older than the Himalayan peaks?
• In Nepal there are 8 of the world’s 14 highest mountains above 8000 meters, including Mount Everest?
• Nepal has 8% of the total species of birds found in the world?

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• Nepal has 8% of the total species of birds found in the world.
• The highest lake on Earth, Tilicho, is in Nepal. It rests at 4800 meters.
• Gautam Buddha was born in Nepal.

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• In Nepal there are 8 of the world’s 14 highest mountains above 8000 meters, including Mount Everest.
• Nepal has not been occupied by any other country.
• The highest lake on Earth, Tilicho, is in Nepal. It rests at 4800 meters.

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• Nepal has the deepest lake at the highest elevation. Shey Phoksundo is 145 meters deep and rests at 3600 meters.
• Nepal has the densest concentration of World Heritage Sites. Kathmandu valley alone has 7 World Heritage Cultural sites within a radius of 15 kilometers.

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• In Nepal there are as many as 80 ethnic groups speaking more than 100 different languages.
• Dang Valley situated in the mid-western development region of Nepal is the largest valley of Asia.

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• ... that Binod Chaudhary is the first Nepali to be listed on Forbes's billionaire list?
• ... that Nepal declared a national day of mourning after the 2019 Taplejung helicopter crash?

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• ... that Nepal's first officially recorded tornado occurred in March 2019?

• ... that Nepalese student Sangita Magar became a human rights activist after she survived an acid attack at the age of 16?

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• ... that Birjis Qadr, the Nawab (leader) of Awadh state in northern India, became a poet while in exile in Nepal?

• ... that Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli praised the 2019 sports drama Captain for "delivering patriotism"?

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• ... that according to legend, Swayambhunath, one of the oldest stupas in Nepal, came out of a sacred lotus at the centre of Kathmandu when the city was a lake?

• ... that construction of the 195 m (640 ft) Gorkha Bridge in Nepal reconnected seven remote villages and reestablished a portion of a popular hiking trail?

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• ... that on National Paddy Day in Nepal, people splash each other and play in the mud, plant rice seedlings, eat curd and beaten rice, and sing folk songs?

• ... that in 1911, George V killed 21 tigers, 8 rhinos, and 1 bear in Nepal?

• ... that Nepal's first female auto rickshaw driver, Laxmi Sharma, went on to start the first button factory in the country?

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