Interesting Facts about Russia

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15 curious facts about Russia.

• When a child loses a tooth they put their tooth in a mouse hole in the ground.
• Lake Baikal is the world's oldest and deepest lake. It was formed about 25 million years ago. In one spot it is 5,134 feet deep.
• The famous St. Basil’s Cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built on the edge of Red Square between 1555 and 1561.
• Russia has one of the busiest subway systems in the world carrying over 3.18 billion passengers per year.