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Unless action is taken, it is estimated that by 2050, the oceans could contain more plastic by weight than fish.

This projection highlights the urgent need for effective measures to address ocean plastic pollution.

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The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is the national champion in volleyball.

WAPDA won the 50th National Men’s Volleyball Championship.

It has been the national champion in volleyball for three years in a row.

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The largest man-made waterfall is located at:

• Marmore Falls, or Cascata della Marmore, in Italy
• Height: 165m (541 feet) tall
• Created by the Romans in 271BC by diverting the Velino River over the cliff near Marmore into the Nera River below

Explanation

Since the sum of the angles in a triangle is always 180 degrees, and two of the angles are already 60 degrees each, the third angle can be found by subtracting the sum of the two known angles from 180:

180 - (60 + 60) = 180 - 120 = 60

So, the third angle is also 60 degrees, making the triangle an equilateral triangle.

Explanation

Since there are 8 mango trees, and the distance between each tree is 3 meters, the total distance between the first tree and the eighth tree would be:

7 gaps (between 8 trees) x 3 meters per gap = 21 meters

So, the distance between the first tree and the eighth tree is 21 meters!

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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic 

He was born in the Russian Empire in Pokrovskoye, Siberia in 1869.

He became influential at the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra. 

He was known for improving the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne. 

He was assassinated by a group of noblemen, including Prince Felix Yusupov in 1916 in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg).

He was poisoned, shot, and thrown into the Neva River. 

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Punjab was the first province to introduce a law to check animal diseases.

The Punjab Livestock Breeding Act, 1914, and the Punjab Animal Health Act, 2011, are examples of legislation aimed at preventing and controlling animal diseases in the province.

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Arfa Karim (1995-2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy.

She became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at the age of 9 in 2004.

She was invited to visit Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, and met with Bill Gates.

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An average-sized horse can live to be between 25 and 30 years old.

Smaller horse breeds tend to live slightly longer, closer to 40 years.

On the other hand, larger horses live shorter lives, closer to 20 years.

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The Lahore Declaration, signed on February 21, 1999.

It was signed between Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan and Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India.

The treaty aimed to reduce nuclear risks and build confidence between the two nations.