This week here on Fun Fact Tuesday at Statesman Ties we’re going to be talking about Denmark, the inspiration for our Denmark tie. Fun Fact 1: Denmark is reported to be the happiest country in the world (but that just might be because Danes consume more coffee per capita than any other nation in the [...]
This week at Statesman Ties we’re discussing Colombia! This county inspired our Colombia tie. Let’s get started. Fun Fact 1: Colombia is one of only 17 “megadiverse” countries in the world, second only to Brazil, which is more than ten times its size. It has the most species by area in the world including butterflies [...]
It’s Fun Fact Tuesday again on Statesman Ties and this week we’re discussing the country that invented ice cream, China! This is the country that inspired our China tie. Fun Fact 1: Despite common belief, the Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space with the naked eye, but it is an engineering marvel [...]
On this week’s edition of Fun Fact Tuesday by Statesman Ties, we’re discussing Chile. This is the country that inspired our Chile tie. Fun Fact 1: Chile is home to the world’s largest swimming pool – a gargantuan 3,324-foot long man-made saltwater lagoon at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile. Construction was [...]
On this week’s edition of Fun Fact Tuesday by Statesman Ties, we’re discussing the country that hosted this year’s Olympic Games: Brazil. This is the country that inspired our Brazil tie. Fun Fact 1: Brazil is a huge country. It’s the 5th largest country in the world by size (8.5 million square kilometers) and population [...]
This week here on Fun Fact Tuesday at Statesman Ties we’re taking a peek at Bolivia, which is the country that inspired our Bolivia tie. Fun Fact 1: Bolivia is home to an enormous stretch of salt flats called Salar de Uyuni, which is considered the largest mirror on Earth for its reflective properties. In [...]
This week on Statesman Ties, we’re discussing some interesting facts about Argentina, the country that inspired our Argentina tie. Fun Fact 1: While the official name of Argentina is the Argentine Republic, the name ‘Argentina’ is derived from the Latin word for silver, argentum. It was originally believed by European settlers that the country [...]