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Trygve Lie belonged to Norway.

Trygve Lie: Diplomat & Politician 

Trygve Lie became first secretary-general of United Nations on February 1, 1946.

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AB de Villiers is from South Africa.

Born on February 17, 1984, in Warmbad (now Bela-Bela), South Africa.

He's known for his incredible batting skills, holding records for the fastest ODI fifty, century, and 150.

AB de Villiers announces his retirement from all forms of cricket after a stellar 17-year career scoring more than 20,000 runs.

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• Canada is not a member of BRICS.
• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

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The Copernicus project, under which the wind-sensing satellite “Aeolus” was launched, is a joint venture of the European Union and European Space Agency.

The project aims to provide comprehensive environmental monitoring using satellite data.

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George Stephenson is known as the "Father of Railways".

Because of his pioneering work in developing the first public inter-city railway line in 1825.

It revolutionized transportation and transformed the way people and goods moved around the world.

He designed and built several iconic trains, including the famous "Rocket," which won the Rainhill Trials in 1829.

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Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician 

He served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016.

He was the South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 2004 and 2006.

Born: 13 June 1944 (age 81) insei, Chūseihoku Province, Korea

Political party: Independent

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• The south pole of the earth is located in Antarctica.
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• The South Pole is located in Antarctica, one of the Earth's seven continents.
  
• Although land at the South Pole is only about a hundred meters above sea level, the ice sheet above it is roughly 2,700 meters (9,000 feet) thick
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• The magnet always points in the same direction if moves freely i.e. towards the north and south poles, because Earth is a huge magnet
• The latitude of the South Pole is 90
• The areas around the North and South Poles within the Polar circles are called The frigid zone

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The top three most populous states are:

1. California: 38,965,193
2. Texas: 30,503,301
3. Florida: 22,610,726

As for the top three most populous cities:

1. New York City: over 8.3 million people
2. Los Angeles: over 3.8 million people
3. Chicago: over 2.6 million people

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The English Channel is a narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France.

It connects the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

It is approximately 350 miles (560 km) long.