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• Country: Australia
• Founded: 16 November 1920
• Headquarters: Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
• First International Passenger Flight: May 1935
• Full Name: Qantas Airways Limited (Originally: Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services)

Additional information:

• Emirates → United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• Saudia → Saudi Arabia
• Malaysia Airlines → Malaysia
• Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) → Pakistan

Last verified on 21-07-2026

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• Headquarters: Lyon, France
• Full Name: International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
• Founded: 1923
• Current Members: 196 countries
• Official Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish
• Purpose: International police cooperation and combating cross-border crime.

Last verified on 18-07-2026

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• The Volga River is the longest river in Europe,
• It is with a length of approximately 3,531 km (2,194 miles).
• It flows entirely through Russia and empties into the Caspian Sea.

Additional information:

• Danube – 2,857 km (Flows through 10 countries)
• Ural – 2,428 km (Russia & Kazakhstan)
• Dnieper – 2,201 km (Russia, Belarus & Ukraine)
• Don – 1,950 km (Russia)

Last verified on 20-07-2026

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• Headquarters: Rome, Italy
• Full Name: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Founded: 16 October 1945
• Founder: United Nations (UN)
• Official Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
• Purpose: Eliminate hunger, improve nutrition, food security, agriculture, fisheries, and forestry worldwide.

Last verified on 25-01-2026

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• Mesopotamia was the old name of Modern Iraq.
• It was located between Tigris & Euphrates rivers.
• It is called the Cradle of Civilization.

Additional information:

• Najd and Hejaz is the old name of Saudi Arabia.
• New Granada is the old name of Colombia.
• Nippon is the old name of Japan.

Last verified on 25-04-2026

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• Cricket bats are made from Willow wood.
• Mainly English Willow is preferred.
• Willow trees are found in the Northern Hemisphere across cold, temperate,

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

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• Libya became independent on 24 December 1951.
• Under the leadership of King Idris I.
• Uniting the regions of
• Cyrenaica,
• Tripolitania,
• Fezzan

Additional information

• Idris was King of Libya from 24 December 1951 to the 1969 Libyan revolution.
• He ruled over the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963
• Died: 25 May 1983 (aged 93), Cairo, Egypt

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Clay courts are used in Tennis.
• French Open is played on clay.
• They are made of crushed shale, stone, or brick (often red clay)
• It slow down the ball and produce a higher bounce.

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

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• The latest country to abolish its monarchy is Barbados.
• Date: November 30, 2021
• Legislation: Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2021
• New Office: President of Barbados
• Last Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II

• Nepal: Abolished monarchy in 2008.
• Mauritius: Abolished monarchy in 1992.
• Fiji: Abolished monarchy in 1987.

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Written by Charles Darwin.
• Publication Date: November 24, 1859.
• Introduced by Natural selection and "descent with modification"

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA