Turns out being really good at standing completely still is worth an Olympic medal if you've got a rifle.
Fun fact: Sweden's Oscar Swahn won an Olympic shooting medal in 1920 at the age of 72.
Sat at the crossroads of about five different empires and not one of them managed to stick around.
Fun fact: Afghanistan's lapis lazuli mines in Badakhshan have been continuously worked for over 6,500 years.