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• Country: China
• First use: 806 AD (approx.)
• Early name: Feiqian (Flying Money)
• Dynasty: Tang Dynasty → Song Dynasty (official issue)
• Importance: First-ever paper-based monetary system

Last updated by NA on 05-11-2026

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• The term “Bible Mountains” is generally associated with the mountains and highlands of the biblical lands, particularly Israel.
• Israel contains several mountains mentioned in the Bible, including Mount Carmel, Mount Tabor, and Mount Zion.

Last verified on 30-10-2026

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• The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
• Location: Africa
• Length: Approximately 4,800 km (3,000 miles)
• Area: About 9.2 million km²

List of top deserts in the world:

Last verified on 10-05-2026

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• The English Army in the Battle of Buxar was led by Hector Munro.
• It was fought on 22/23 October 1764.
• Buxar, a small town in Bihar.

The battle was fought between:

• The East India Company
• The combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal, and the Nawab of Awadh.
• The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II on 22nd October 1764.

The battle was a decisive victory for the British East India Company.

The war was put to an end by the Treaty of Allahabad in the year 1765.

Last verified on 29-10-2026

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• The Zagros Mountains extend for approximately 1,600 km (1,000 miles) across western and southwestern Iran.
• The range extends from northwestern Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, with parts near the borders of Iraq and Turkey.
• Highest peak: Mount Dena

Last verified on 28-10-2026

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• Largest Desert Overall: Antarctic Desert (~14.2 million sq. km)
• Type: Polar ice and tundra (cold desert)

Additional information

• Second Largest Desert: Arctic Desert (~13.9 million sq. km)
• Largest Hot Desert: Sahara Desert (~9.2 million sq. km)

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

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• Coldest continent: Antarctica
• Coldest place recorded: Vostok Station, Antarctica
• Lowest recorded temperature: −89.2°C (21 July 1983)

The coldest place on Earth is:

1) Eastern Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica (-94°C)

2) Vostok Station, Antarctica (-89.2°C) 

3) Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica (-82.8°C)

4) Denali, Alaska, United States of America (-73°C)

5) Klinck station, Greenland (-69.6°C) 

6) Oymyakon, Siberia, Russia (-67.7°C)

• The coldest capital city in the world IS Ulaanbaatar
• The coldest region in the atmosphere is the mesosphere

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

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• Mumbai is located on the western coast of India.
• It is a major commercial port on the Arabian Sea.
• Opened: 26 June 1873
• Old name: Bombay Port Trust (BPT)
• Renamed to current legal title: 31 January 2022
• Main use: Bulk cargo; container traffic mainly goes through Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva).

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

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• Loess is a fine-grained sedimentary deposit mainly composed of silt transported and deposited by wind.
• It usually forms thick, loose, yellowish or brownish deposits.
• Loess soils are often fertile and suitable for agriculture because they contain fine mineral particles.
• The Loess Plateau in China is one of the world’s most famous loess regions.

Last verified on 22-10-2026