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• Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016.
• Before his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 2004 and 2006.

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The velocity of sound in air at sea level under standard conditions (around 15°C or 59°F) is approximately 343 meters per second (m/s)

The speeds of sound in different materials:

• Air: 343 m/s
• Water: 1433 m/s
• Wood: 3300-3600 m/s
• Brick: 4176 m/s
• Steel: 6100 m/s
• Diamond: 12000 m/s

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Shahbaz Sharif 24th PM of Pakistan

2024 election:12th

Term of National Assembly:5 years

Number of National Assembly seats: 336

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چچ نامہ تیرہویں صدی میں علی کوفی کی فارسی میں ترجمہ کردہ کتاب ہے

جو اُن کے مطابق اُنھوں نے ایک عربی کتاب سے فارسی میں منتقل کی،

تاہم وہ عربی کتاب اب تک باقاعدہ دریافت نہیں ہو سکی ہے نہ ہی اس حوالے سے معلومات ہیں کہ وہ کس کی تصنیف تھی۔

تاہم اس کتاب میں موجود روایات اور تاریخی حوالوں کو محققین پرکھنے میں کامیاب رہے ہیں۔

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The Cabinet Mission of 1946 consisted of three members:

1. Lord Pethick-Lawrence: The Secretary of State for India
2. Sir Stafford Cripps: The President of the Board of Trade
3. A.V. Alexander: The First Lord of the Admiralty

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Ibn al-Haytham presented the theory of reflection and refraction of light

He is also known as Alhazen

His work, particularly his "Book of Optics", is titled Kitab al-Manazir, written during 1011–1021.

Born: c. 965 (c. 354 AH) Basra, Buyid Emirate

Died: c. 1040 (c. 430 AH)[1] (aged around 75) Cairo, Fatimid Caliphate

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• "Al-Hawi" or "The Comprehensive Book on Medicine" is a medical book written by Abu Bakr Zakaria Razi, also known as Rhazes or Rasis, in the 10th century.
• The book is divided into 23 volumes, each covering specific parts or diseases of the body.

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Mother Teresa was a public nurse 

For 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying.

She was the founder of the Missionaries of Charity (located in Kolkata)

Mother Teresa receives more than 700 prizes for her charity work 

Additional information 

She was born in Skopje

She Died on September 5, 1997  in Kolkata, India

She died at the of age 87 years

Place of burial: The Mother House Of The Missionaries Of Charity

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Geroge Stephenson designed the railway steam engine 

The locomotives were the work of Stephenson and his son Robert.

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The Great Clock was installed in 1859 and started on 31 May.

The Great Bell, Big Ben, began striking on 11 July 1859.

Big Ben is a clock at the British Parliament building.

It is located in London, England 

The Architect was Augustus Pugin

Its height is 96 m 

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History.

Elizabeth Tower, originally named the Clock Tower, and popularly known as "Big Ben",

It was built as a part of Charles Barry's design for a new Palace of Westminster

after the old palace was largely destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834.