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Kiev

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About Kiev

Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of Kyiv was 2,952,301, making it the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive public transport system, which includes the Kyiv Metro.

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In 1966, the World Chicken Congress happened in Kiev. If we're being really pedantic, it's the World Poultry Congress. That's quite important, because in 2019, 2004 and 2001, the World Poultry Congress was in Turkey.

from 443: No Such Thing As The Little Spreadsheet Loving Mermaid, 2022-09-09 at 00:11:46 ยท read transcript

Other times Kiev came up

  1. Then you just heat them up and you just shove them on. Yeah, Nudie. He was born Nuta Kovlienko in Kiev in 1902. and he moved to America, but he was really into his tailoring. Then when he was processed, supposedly according to the story, when he was processed through Ellis Island, they changed his name to Nudy, which I'm not sure how often that actually happened.

    No Such Thing As Captain Crossword, 2026-01-15 ยท listen

  2. The way you get to that is, again, to go to no such thing as a fish.com. Finally, if you go to no such thing asafish.com slash Ukraine, then you'll get to a very special thing. We have teamed up with some of our friends in Kiev, and they have made a quiz which is based on facts from No Such Things of Fish. It's on an app called The Game.

    No Such Thing As A Suspicious Duffel Bag, 2022-12-02 ยท listen

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