Uncommon Inventions
If you’ve ever played polo, or seen a movie where a wealthy British person is riding around on a horse hitting a ball with a stick, it probably didn’t even cross your mind that the sport was started in Iran. This is true, in fact, dating all the way back in the 6th century BC. While mainly done in training for the cavalry back then, the game has now branched out into an international audience, with thousands of players all over there world.
Uncommon Inventions
Earth Shattering Crises
Iran got a lot of international attention in 2003 when the city of Bum suffered a catastrophic earthquake, which was to become one of the most devastating natural disasters ever to hit the region. Over 30 000 people died as a result of the quake and its aftershocks.
Earth Shattering Crises
