World Facts

The capital city of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.

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Robert Peary is widely credited as being the first explorer to have reached the Geographic North Pole.

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Since the early 1900s, there have been approximately 25 new islands.

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About 10% of people on Earth are left handed.

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Maneuver warfare is a type of military strategy.

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The Guinea-Bissau Civil War lasted from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999.

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The War in Abkhazia happened in 1998.

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The Nepalese Civil War took place between 1996 and 2006.

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The Tuareg Rebellion happened between 1990 and 1995.

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Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the Vice President of the United States.

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Norway was founded in 872 AD.

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Turkey became a country on April 23, 1920.

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The Radcliffe line was the boundary between India and Pakistan that was announced on August 17, 1947.

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According to a report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, there are several countries that are considered to be full democracies.

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Kenya is located in the region of East Africa on the continent of Africa.

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Belgium became a country on October 4, 1830.

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The first Winter Games in Chamonix, France included sixteen sporting events.

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There are various legends surrounding the city of Rome.

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The first of Kepler's laws of planetary motion is the idea that orbit of a planet is an ellipse, with the sun located on one of the two foci.

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A list of the most famous speeches in US history.

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