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Greenwich is an area in south-east London, England

It lies on the south bank of the River Thames in the historic county of Kent.

It is famous for the Prime Meridian (0° longitude).

It is used as the reference for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Greenwich is famous for calculating the time for all countries.

The Greenwich meridian, also known as the prime meridian, passes through the following countries:

• England
• France
• Spain
• Algeria
• Mali
• Burkina Faso
• Togo
• Ghana 
• Antarctica

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The Bermuda Triangle is located in the North Atlantic Ocean.

It is defined by points in Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.

It is famous for the mysterious disappearances of ships and aircraft.

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Reza Shah Pahlavi, original name Reza Khan

Born: October 26, 1919, Tehran, Iran

Died: July 27, 1980 (age 60 years), Cairo, Egypt

Iranian army officer who rose through army ranks to become shah of Iran.

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Shino Abe: former PM of Japan (longest-serving leader)

Shinzo Abe killed: 8 July 2022

Shinzo Abe became Japanese PM first time: 2006

Shinzo Abe served Japanese PM second time: 2012 to 2022

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The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility.

Situated in Xinzhou, Shanxi Province.

This the second of four launch sites having been founded in 1966.

Came into full operation in 1968.

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Omer-Khayam was born in Iran in 1048 AD.

Omer-Khayam was a poet, Mathematician & Astronomer. 

Omer-Khayam introduced the modern Solar Hijri calendar, the Jalali calendar.

Place of burial: Tomb of Omar Khayyam, Iran

Main interests:

Mathematics (medieval Islamic); astronomy; Persian philosophy; Persian poetry

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In 2022 Peace Prize is awarded to human rights:

1. Advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus,
2. The Russian human rights organization Memorial
3. The Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties

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WTO: World Trade Organization

WTO members: 164

WTO headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

WTO was created on January 1, 1995

WTO official languages: English, French, Spanish

WTO is the successor of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Pakistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) on 1 January 1995.

Afghanistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) on 29 July 2016.

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Lactometer is used for milk

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A lactometer is an instrument that is used to check for the purity of milk by measuring its density.

 lactometer works on the principle of gravity of milk.

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