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Russian man marries pizza in Tomsk

Fed up with single life, a 22-year-old lonely Russian man married his favorite food, pizza, in the city of Tomsk in south-central Russia, although he and his "bride" were refused permission to marry officially. The groom's thin and crispy bride wore a veil while the groom was clad in his best shirt. The ceremony took place in a local pizzeria. The managers and cooks at the pizzeria served as witnesses and went as far as providing the man with a marriage certificate. The groom decided to tie the knot with his favorite food after getting tired of single life. "At some point I realized that half of my friends were complaining about their better half, while the others were complaining about the lack of a better half," he said. "Love between two humans is a complicated wild thing. I was grateful that I had at least my love of food and then it came to me that actually love for food remains stable no matter what." "Pizza would not rejec

2018 FIFA World Cup Fixtures

It's finally World Cup 2018! 32 teams categorized into 8 groups are in for 65 matches, to be played in 12 venues.  ·         Group A teams are: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. ·         Group B teams are: Portugal, Spain, Iran and Morocco. ·         Group C teams are: France, Peru, Denmark and Australia. ·         Group D teams are: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria. ·         Group E teams are: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia. ·         Group F teams are: Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea. ·         Group G teams are: Belgium, England, Tunisia and Panama. ·         Group H teams are: Poland, Colombia, Senegal and Japan. This is the full schedule for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.  Luzhniki Stadium (in Moscow) hosted the opening game between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and will also host the final match. It is the biggest stadium in Russia, and has a capacity of 80,000 seats. The other 11 stadiums are: Krestovsky Stadium/

50 Things You Never Knew About Russia

"Russia is a riddled wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.", said late British statesman, Winston Churchill. It's time to know more about the country that will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As of 2015, the Russian population was 144.3 million inhabitants. The country is ruled by President Vladimir Putin, with Dmitry Medvedev serving as prime minister. The country's official name is the Russian Federation ( Đ ĐŸŃŃĐž́ĐčсĐșая ЀДЎДрaцоя) .  The major cities in Russia are: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. The official language spoken in Russia is Russian. The Russian currency is the Russian Ruble (RUB). The following peculiarities  will make you develop more interest in Russia. 1. The deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal, is found in Russia. It is estimated to be 1,642 meters deep. Lake Baikal is also the world's largest freshwater lake (in terms of volume).  Lake Baikal is also the oldest lake in the world. 2. Russia
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