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The Gray Flag Exercise is a high-tech military event organized by the U.S. Navy to test and integrat... Read more
Light travels slower in a fiber optic cable due to the refractive index of its materials, which slow... Read more
The solar constant is the total power radiated out into space by the Sun. Most of this radiatio... Read more
Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon touching down on December 11, 1972, at 7:54:57 pm ... Read more
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a policy concept where the government provides all adult citizens wi... Read more
Coca-Cola is a global brand enjoyed in over 200 countries, but many people have noticed that its tas... Read more
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, also known as the Partition Resolution, was adop... Read more
Pagers which can only receive simple messages may seem like relics of the past, but they continue to... Read more
Here's a look at the top five most-produced firearms : Kalashnikov (AK-47)The AK-47 family is ... Read more
McDonald's was founded in 1940 by brothers Maurice ("Mac") and Richard McDonald, who opened their fi... Read more
There are 54 independent countries in Africa. The largest is Algeria, while Seychelles is the smalle... Read more
No, the capital city of the United States was not always Washington, D.C. Initially, New York Cit... Read more
New York was originally called New Amsterdam. This name was given by the Dutch West India Company, w... Read more
The country with the most proven oil reserves is Venezuela, with approximately 299.95 billion barrel... Read more
The first telephone call took place on 10 March 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell spoke to his assist... Read more
YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005 by three former PayPal employees: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, ... Read more
The term "computer bug" originated on September 9, 1947, when a team at Harvard found a literal moth... Read more
Brazil has a land mass of 8,515,770 sq km Read more
Mount Everest, located in Nepal and Tibet, is usually said to be the highest mountain on Earth. Reac... Read more