1. EGYPT

2. Egypt is very pretty and seems very interesting to learn about

10. Interesting Facts about EGYPT Cement was first invented by the Egyptians The 365 days calendar and the 24-Hour division of the day are Egyptian inventions. The Egyptians did not invent beer, but left us with the best documentation of ancient brewing practices The use of cosmetics dates from around 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Their original use was to protect skin from sunlight, rather than for beauty care. The first recorded use of the flute, clarinet, oboe, and trumpet was in ancient Egypt. Some ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made out of stone. The ancient Egyptians played a game like bowling using large stones set up as pins and small stones as a ball. It is not known who destroyed the nose of the Sphinx. There are sketches of the Sphinx without a nose in 1737, over 60 years before Napoleon reached Egypt and hundreds of years before the British and German armies of the two World Wars. The only person known to have damaged it was an Islamic cleric, Sa'im al-dahr, who was lynched in 1378 for vandalism. Only about 4% of Egypt can be used for agriculture