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Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 1h

🍕 National Sausage Pizza Day!

A slice a day keeps the sadness away,

✅ Sausage = 2nd MOST POPULAR pizza topping in the U.S.
✅ Italian Sausages are usually spcied with anise, fennel

Pineapple, or Sausage⁉️🤔

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

⁉️ Which fact did you find most interesting?

🐧 Seen a Penguin in the wild?

🏷️ Tag an animal lover!

📩 Retweet, like & comment to raise awareness for African Penguins!

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

8️⃣ They were once classified as “FISH”;

By Portuguese settlers — due to religious prohibitions on eating meat on Fridays,

They declared Penguins to be FISH — to LEGALLY EAT them!

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

7️⃣ They can double (& then halve) their body weight in preparation for;

& during their annual moult.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

6️⃣ Their chest-spot patterns are unique identifiers — like human fingerprints

No two penguins have the exact same spot pattern.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

5️⃣ A massive conservation & rescue effort occurred after the MV Treasure oil spill, 2000, off South Africa:

~20,000 African penguins were oiled;

About 20,251 were taken into rescue centers

& ~90% of oiled birds were rehabilitated & released.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

4️⃣ During high-temperature days, their pink eye patches get more flushed/paler as more blood is pumped through to dissipate heat.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

3️⃣ They are saltwater drinkers — absorbig water & nutrients from their pray. Their salt glands excrete excess salt, allowing them to drink seawater.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

2️⃣ Males are typically slightly larger than females, having longer beaks.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 9h

🐧 African Penguin Awareness Day!

Black, White & Fighting for Survival;

8 facts about the only Penguins native to Africa 🧵

1️⃣ Sometimes called “JACKASS PENGUINS” due to their donkey-like braying sound!

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 11h

🎭 Iconic Birthdays, Amitabh Bachchan!

The Shahenshah of Bollywood;

The Big B of Indian cinema — 6 decades, endless legacies!

✅ Acted in 200+ films over his career
✅ Declared the Greatest Star of Stage or Screen, 1999
✅ Record for most Filmfare Awards nominations, 40+

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 21h

✅ Answer: Hotel Nacional de Cuba.

ℹ️ Facts,

1️⃣ There are tunnels hidden beneath it, used during the Cuban Missile Crisis
2️⃣ The 1946 Havana Conference, a mob summit, was likely its most infamous event.

Do you want to visit Cuba⁉️

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 21h

🇨🇺 Cuba Independence Day Trivia!

Which iconic Havana building, symbolized pre‑revolution luxury, was the site of an American & Sicilian mafia summit?

Hint: Bombed by anti-Communists in 1997.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 23h

🇺🇸 Iconic Birthdays, Gavin Newsom!

Business to Politics — a career of bold moves,

✅ Reelected as Governor, 2022, with 6.4 MILLION votes
✅ Under him, California became world’s 5th-largest economy
✅ Advocating to release the EPSTEIN Files

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 1d

🥚 World Egg Day!

The PERFECT Breakfast Protein,

Healthy, satisfying & delicious — if cooked well!

How do you like your eggs? 🤔

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 1d

✅ Answer: Yasawa Islands.

ℹ️ Facts,

1️⃣ Famous for beaches, blue lagoons, snorkeling & diving
2️⃣ Until 1987, the islands were only accessible from boats or cruises — no overnight stays or land access.

Have you visited countries in Oceania⁉️

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 1d

🇫🇯 Fiji Day Trivia!

Which coral island archipelago in Fiji is famed for its iconic rock‑island silhouettes & protected lagoon?

Hint: Archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 2d

✅ Answer: Ugandan Red Colobus.

ℹ️ Facts,

1️⃣ It has a rust-red ‘cap’ of fur on the head
2️⃣ Its reduced, nearly absent, thumbs allows quick movement through the canopies
3️⃣ They “burp” — from fermentation gas.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 2d

🇺🇬 Uganda Independence Day Trivia!

Which endangered Monkey species is found in Uganda, particularly in Kibale National Park?

Hint: Found in 4 forested areas across Uganda & Tanzania.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 2d

💃 Iconic Birthdays, Bella Hadid!

From Runways to Red Carpets,

Celebrating the Bold & Beautiful!

✅ Outspoken Palestinian activist 🇵🇸
✅ Model of the Year, 2022 — British Fashion Awards
✅ Cover on 27 International editions of Vogue!

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 2d

🕉️ Karva Chauth!

When devotion meets the moon,

Love, fasting & the Moonlight!

1 Moon = A MILLION Prayers;

ℹ️ Women fast from sunrise to moonrise, without food or water!

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 2d

🎸 Iconic Birthdays, John Lennon!

From Liverpool to the World Stage,

Co-founder, singer & songwriter of The Beatles!

✅ Known for anti-war campaigns
✅ Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Beatle & solo
✅ Honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991, posthumously

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 2d

🎥 Iconic Birthdays, Matt Damon!

Born to tell stories, built to make history,

Did you know,

✅ Made breakthrough in Good Will Hunting, 1997
✅ Known for roles in Bourne & Ocean’s Eleven series
✅ Won Golden Globe for Best Actor in Martian!

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 3d

Nature’s Neon Masterpiece;

A night worth freezing for.

Touristly @touristly.bsky.social · 3d

🎵 Iconic Birthdays, Bruno Mars!

A voice that never misses a beat;

The Superstar that put funk back on the stage!

Did you know,

✅ He started as an Elvis impersonator at 4, Hawaii
✅ Sold over 130 MILLION records
✅ Won 15 Grammy Awards!