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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.

It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 4.1 metres high, 2.1 metres wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones.

Founded: Bronze Age

Height: Each standing stone was around 4.1 metres

Designated as world heritage site: 1986 

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On July 26, 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, the joint British-French enterprise which had owned and operated the Suez Canal since its construction in 1869.

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Eratosthenes was the first person to calculate the Earth's radius in the 3rd century B.C.E.

He was a Greek astronomer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt.

Eratosthenes's calculation of the Earth's radius was 6,366 km, which is close to the modern value of 6,378 km.

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Bathsheba Beach is located on the eastern coast of Barbados, a Caribbean island nation.

It is known for its stunning natural beauty, .

The beach is named after Queen Bathsheba, the wife of King David in the Bible.

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Poland Capital is Warsaw.

Poland Currency is Naira.

Poland official language is Polish.

Poland located is in Continent Europe.

Poland Primary Religion is Christianity.

Poland Head of Govt. is President – Andrzej Duda.

Poland Parliament called Sejm.

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RK12-12-2022

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Dandi March and the Civil Disobedience Movement were launched on March 12, 1930

The Civil Disobedience movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi.

Quaid-e-Azam is not in favour of the Civil Disobedience Movement

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• The presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates monthly among its 15 members, in alphabetical order.
• Each member serves as president for one month, with the rotation occurring on the first day of each month.
• This rotation has been in place since 1946, and allows each member to preside over the Council's meetings and guide its work during their presidency.

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Braille is a system that uses combinations of raised dots to spell letters and numbers.

Louis Braille was a French educator and the inventor of a reading and writing system

Braille was blinded at the age of three in one eye

Born: 4 January 1809 Coupvray, France

Died: 6 January 1852 (aged 43) Paris, France

Resting place: Panthéon, Paris Coupvray

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ND4-12-2022

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One kilometer is equal to 1000 meters.

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The term “kilo-” in “kilometer” is a prefix in the metric system that means “thousand.”

So, when we say “kilometer,” it means a 1000 meters.