World Facts

Tasmania is an island state of the country of Australia.

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The Philippines is an archipelago comprising of more than 7,000 islands.

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Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program, which ran between 1961 and 1966.

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Project Mercury was NASA's first human spaceflight program. The Mercury Seven were the seven astronauts chosen for the program.

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Star Alliance includes 27 member airlines that operate in a total of 192 destination countries.

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The Tunguska event was a large explosion that occurred in Russia in 1908.

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The Republic of Ireland shares a land border with the United Kingdom.

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Virginia, one of the original 13 colonies, is known for its busy airports and for its production of presidents.

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There are many things that Ohio, one of the states of the Midwestern US, is known for.

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The Boston Terrier is the official state dog of Massachusetts.

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A drey is where a tree squirrel or flying squirrel lives.

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There are over 30 animal names that begin with the letter S in the English language.

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Approximately 56,000 people live in Greenland.

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The Blue Lacy is the official state dog of Texas.

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Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia.

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There are seven biological families of bees that include nearly 20,000 species.

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Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic.

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Harvard University is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is part of the Boston metropolitan area.

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The Catahoula is the state dog of Louisiana.

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The Plott Hound is the state dog of North Carolina.

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