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In which state is mail addressed not by streets and house numbers, but by their descriptions?

In Costa Rica, all navigation and postal correspondence is carried out according to descriptions like "150 meters west of McDonald's" or "200 meters to the left of the church, red house with black bars."

The most difficult landmarks for visitors are those that rely on shared memory, such as "In front of the former American embassy." Recently, the government did launch a street naming program, but locals still can't get used to these names.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What major battle that took place on the territory of modern Russia in 1391 is not mentioned in most textbooks?

On June 18, 1391, in the battle on the Kondurcha River, the Samarkand Emir Timur defeated the Golden Horde Khan Tokhtamysh. It was one of the largest battles of the Middle Ages: according to various estimates, from 200 to 400 thousand people took part in it.

The significance of this event for the fate of the Russian state is very great: the defeat of Tokhtamysh on the Kondurcha River contributed to the disintegration of the Golden Horde and, as a result, the liberation of Russian lands from the Horde yoke.

Oddly enough, almost nothing is reported about the Battle of Kondurcha in Soviet and Russian historical literature.

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