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• A total of 329 events held at 2024 Summer Olympics.
• Host: France, Paris
• Opening: 26 July 2024
• Closing: 11 August 2024
• Mascot: Phrygian Cap
• Official Song: Games Wide Open

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Andy Burnham is the current & 59th prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) since July 2026

Party affiliation: Labour Party

Predecessor: Keir Starmer

Last Updated on 24-07-2026

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Last verified on 24-07-2026

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• Charles Babbage is known as the Father of the Computer.
• He designed the more advanced Analytical Engine, which featured a "Mill" (CPU) and a "Store" (memory).

Additional information:

• He was an English polymath.
• Born: 26 December 1791 London, England
• Died: 18 October 1871 (aged 79) London, England

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• Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
• His famous words upon landing were, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

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• Neil Alden Armstrong was died on August 25, 2012.
• He was born on August 5, 1930.

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• Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967, under President Ayub Khan.
• The city was constructed starting in 1960.
• It is now the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million.
• Its postcode is 44000.
• Before being named the capital, the area was known as Raj Shahi.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• Author: William Shakespeare
• Written: Between 1591–1596
• Estimated Year: 1595
• Genre: Tragedy
• Language: English

Last verified on 09-07-2026

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• Artist: Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
• Painting Period: 1503–1519
• Origin: Italy
• Current Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
• Famous Features: Mysterious smile, sfumato technique, widely copied and recognized globally

Last verified on 18-01-2026

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• The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by the Richter scale.
• It measures the energy released by an earthquake.
• The Richter scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter.
• It is used in seismology (the study of earthquakes).

Last verified on 30-06-2026

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• Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on 16 October 1951.
• Age: 56 years
• He was Pakistan’s first Prime Minister.
• Birth: 1 October 1895
• Place of assassination: Company Bagh (Liaquat Bagh), Rawalpindi
• Title: Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation)
• His assassin Syed Akbar was immediately killed on the spot by police.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

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• Mars is known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance.
• Its surface contains iron oxide (rust) which gives it a red color.
• It is the 4th planet from the Sun in the solar system.
• Mars has two small moons: Phobos and Deimos.
• Mars is often called the “planet of future exploration”.

Last verified on 12-06-2026