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Antonija Mišura (23 August 2012) |
32,305 | ... that according to Bleacher Report, Antonija Mišura (pictured) was the most beautiful female competitor at the 2012 Olympics? | |
Croatian Apoxyomenos (14 April 2016) |
12,647 | ... that the Croatian Apoxyomenos (head pictured), a 2,000-year-old Ancient Greek bronze statue, was discovered on the seabed by a Belgian tourist? | |
HMS Aldenham (L22) (21 June 2010) |
11,926 | ... that HMS Aldenham (pictured), which struck a mine near the island of Pag, was the final destroyer lost by the Royal Navy in World War II? | |
Rimac Concept One (6 January 2013) |
8,789 | ... that the Rimac Concept One (pictured) has been described as the world's first electric supercar? | |
Ombla (28 June 2012) |
8,567 | ... that the Ombla River near Dubrovnik, Croatia, is claimed to be the shortest river in the world, flowing approximately 30 metres (98 feet) before emptying into the Adriatic Sea? | — |
Maslenica Bridge (D8) (1 September 2010) |
8,108 | ... that the Maslenica Bridge (pictured) carrying the Adriatic Highway was completely destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence and reconstructed 14 years later? | |
Hermann II, Count of Celje (31 August 2015) |
7,662 | ... that Hermann II of Celje (pictured), viceroy of Croatia and heir to Bosnia, accused his daughter-in-law Veronika of witchcraft and had her drowned? | |
Una-class submarine (12 March 2014) |
7,621 | ... that the Una-class submarines were midgets? | — |
Zospeum tholussum (24 October 2013) |
7,614 | ... that the microscopic cave snail Zospeum tholussum (pictured) is so slow that in a week's time it may only move a few millimeters or centimeters in circles? | |
Port of Split (14 October 2011) |
7,474 | ... that the Port of Split (pictured) in Croatia is the third largest passenger seaport in the Mediterranean? | |
Franjo Tuđman Bridge (Dubrovnik) (2 September 2010) |
7,139 | ... that the opening of the Franjo Tuđman Bridge (pictured) was controversial due to a public naming dispute? | |
Hraschina meteorite (28 July 2011) |
6,286 | ... that the fall of the Hraschina meteorite in 1751 was the first witnessed fall of an iron meteorite? | — |