Amazing Facts 18

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The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech
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Togo is situated in Africa
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Coal is also known as Black Diamond
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The first boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp
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The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan
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The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express
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The lightest known metal is Lithium
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The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile
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The oil used to preserve timber is creosote oil
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The founder of USA was George Washington
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The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer
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The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous Oxide
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The US state Mississipi is also known as Tar Heel State
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The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer State
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The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier State
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The US state West Virginia is also known as the Bluegrass State
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The US state known as 'Green Mountain State' is Vermont
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The US state known as 'Keystone State' is Pennsylvania
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The US state known as 'Natural State' is Arkansas
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The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot
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The Pakistani President who died in an aircrash was Zia-ul-Huq
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Yoghurt means fermented milk
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Yankee is the nickname of American
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The International court of Justice is located in the Hague, Holland
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The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC
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Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone
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The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Stepote and Robert Edwards
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The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University
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The name of the large clock on the tower of the Houses of Parliament in London is called Big Ben
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Prado museum is located in Madrid