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The Atacama Desert is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of northern Chile in South America.

It is the driest place on Earth.

It is the largest fog desert in the world.

It is also the only hot true desert.

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The United States of America (USA) (accounting for 39 per cent of world military spending) and China (13 per cent) remained the two largest spenders on Military in 2022.

Note: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm

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Time zones of a country include that of dependent territories (except Antarctic claims). France, including its overseas territories, has the most time zones with 12 

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared China malaria-free,

after a 70-year effort to wipe it out.

China used to report 30 million cases a year during the 1940s.

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Jansher Khan first came to prominence at the age of 16

He won the World Junior Squash Championships in Australia in 1986

Then the Senior World Open title in the same year

He won the World Open a record eight times

And the British Open six times.

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Planned completion date: 2049

Start date: September 7, 2013

Purpose: Promote economic development and inter-regional connectivity

Location: Asia, Europe, Africa (nearly 150 countries and international organizations.)

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Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals in history.

He has won a total of 28 medals, 23 of which are gold, making him the most decorated Olympian of all time.

Phelps is an American former competitive swimmer.

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In 2022, Beijing became the first city to hold both the Summer and the Winter Olympic Games

In a 44 to 40 vote, Beijing won the 2022 Winter Olympic Games bid over Almaty Kazakhstan

This makes the Beijing capital the first city to host both Olympic games

Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda was revealed as a mascot for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.

Additional information:

The Olympics is an international multi-sporting event

It is held once every four year

Blue, yellow, black, green, and red are the order of the colors of the Olympic logo rings.

It represents five continents: 

• Asia
• Africa
• America
• Australia
• Europe

Explanation

 Lake Victoria is the most populous lake among the following options

It is one of the African Great Lakes.

With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi)

It is Africa's largest lake by area, and the world's largest tropical lake

History:

The lake was renamed after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke

The first Briton to document it in 1858, while on an expedition with Richard Francis Burton