Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008) was a mountaineer, philanthropist and explorer. Together with Tenzing Norgay, he became the first climber known to have reached the Mount Everest summit on May 29, 1953.
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Scooby Doo and "the gang" have been solving mysteries since the late 1960s. There have been several different series, and some movie spin-offs, of this Hanna-Barbera classic.
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Navy SEALS is a part of Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) and the maritime component of the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Its acronym ‘SEAL’ is derived from the capability to operate at sea, in the air and on the land, but its ability to work underwater makes them unique.
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Olive oil is an oil that is derived from the olive fruit, which is a traditional crop of the Mediterranean Basin. Olive oil is used in cooking, pharmaceuticals, soaps, fuel, and cosmetics. It is very popular in Italian dishes and salads. The first people known to use olive oil were the Neolithic people of the 8th millennium BC.
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Victorious is a Nickelodeon teen sitcom that follows the life of aspiring singer Tori Vega (played by Victoria Justice). The popular show premiered in March 2010.
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New France is the area colonized by France between 1534 and 1763, covering large swathes of nowadays Canada and USA, down to Louisiana.
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Now globally recognized, Burger Kings can be found everywhere. Founded in 1954 by James Mclamore and his partner David Edgerton, Burger King’s first outlet was in Miami Florida and known as Insta Burger King. Get your questions about this Fast food giant and “Have it your way”
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The rules of conduct for lawsuits and how cases progress through the legal system.
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Named for Morpheus, the god of dreams, morphine is a drug used to dull moderate and severe pain.
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Jordan is a Muslim country in southwest Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north, Israel to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east. It is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world.
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The Subaru Forester is an AWD (all-wheel drive) crossover produced since 1997. The vehicle comes in three generations, with the third generation Forester featuring a sloping roof line with more cargo space.
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Winnie the Pooh is a collection of children's stories written by A.A Milne. The books follow a fictional group of characters including the protagonist Winnie the Pooh, an anthropomorphic bear always falling into a new adventure. The popular stories have been translated into a television series as well as animated films and are continued to be loved by children of all ages.
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Torts are civil suits that involve physical damage or injury. A common tort is personal injury in an automobile accident.
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Missionaries are people who put service over self and often travel to remote parts of the globe. Typically, they assist natives of the area with basic necessities and medical care, but their primary purpose is the promotion of their religious beliefs.
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Saints Row is a game that features the 3rd street saints and follows their development. The player plays as the leader of the Saints who is customized completely by the player. The franchise hosts a main story with free roaming in Stillwater and Steelport. There are also many challenging side missions.
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Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral disease caused by a virus similar to that which causes chicken pox. Persons affected by the disease experience painful skin rash with blisters that occur along a particular nerve path.
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Known as the Fairlady Z in Japan, the Nissan 300ZX was a sports car/Grand Tourer produced from 1984 to 1996 in the US. This model featured 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission.
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Ask questions here about banknotes and paper currency outside of the United States.
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Natural Satellites, also know as moons, are natural celestial bodies revolving around a bigger object like a planet or a dwarf planet. Some famous natural satellites are our Moon (Luna), Ganymede, Europa and Titan.
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Nuclear fusion is the phenomenon in which multiple atomic nuclei combine to form a single, larger nucleus. Fusion mostly occurs under extreme conditions, due to the large amount of energy it requires. Thus, examples of fusion tend to be exotic; such as stellar nucleosynthesis, the creation of new elements, and thermonuclear weapons.
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The Intel Core 2 is a line of 64-bit microprocessors from Intel first released in 2006. They are available in single, dual and quad-core editions. The Intel Pentium Dual-Core processors (with the exception of the T2060, T2080, and T2130 models) are also part of this line.
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The Oldsmobile Intrigue was a mid-size car produced by General Motors from 1998 to 2002. This 4-door sedan was powered by a 3.8-L L36 OHV V6 or 3.5 L LX5 DOHC V6 engine with 4-speed 4T65-E automatic transmission.
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The Devil or Satan is a common figure in many religions as the source and perpetrator of evil doings.
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Olympics Gymnastics is a discipline that can be contested by both men and women. Men's events include the floor, vault, rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar, and pommel horse. Women's events include the floor, vault, balance beam, and uneven parallel bars.
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Tom Brady is an NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots. He gained international fame when he upset Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI helping his team win their first Super Bowl title.
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Genghis Khan was the 13th century leader of the Mongol empire, the largest empire in the history of the world.
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Komodo dragons are the heaviest lizards on Earth. They have long, flat heads with rounded snouts, scaly skin, bowed legs, and huge, muscular tails. This category includes questions about their habitat, behavior, size, breeding, diet, and other facts.
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Sand dunes are hills of sand formed by the movements of either wind or water. Dunes play an important role in protecting land against heavy waves from the sea, and occur both in coastal and dry areas.
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Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan with 81,330,531 inhabitants (as of 2010). It is the second biggest province with an area of 79,283.8 square miles (205,344 square kilometers).
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th tournament of soccer's world championship. It is in Brazil from the 12th of June 2014 to the 13th of July 2014.
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