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Liverpool is situated on the banks of the River Mersey. 

It is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England.

It is located on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea

Founded: 1207

City status: 1880

Metropolitan borough: 1 April 1974

The name comes from the Old English lifer, meaning thick or muddy water, and pol, meaning a pool or creek.

Its name is first recorded around 1190 as Liuerpul

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The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon.

The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Nixon's resignation 1974 in August 1974.

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Temple of Artemis, a temple at Ephesus, now in western Turkey,

It was one of the Seven Wonders of the World

The great temple was built by Croesus, king of Lydia, about 550 bce 

The seven traditional wonders are:

1. The Great Pyramid of Giza: Giza Necropolis, Egypt
2. The Colossus of Rhodes, located in Rhodes
3. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, located in Alexandria, Egypt
4. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is located in Bodrum, Turkey
5. The Temple of Artemis is located Near Selçuk, Turkey
6. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, located in Olympia, Greece
7. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are located in Hillah or Nineveh, Iraq 

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Narada Falls is a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park

It is located in the US state of Washington. 

The waterfall was originally called Cushman Falls, but the name was not widespread

The falls were named Narada by Arthur F. Knight during a week-long trip to Mount Rainier in 1893

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Al-Biruni was well-versed in physics, mathematics, astronomy, and natural sciences

He has been called variously:

• "Father of Comparative Religion"
• "Father of modern geodesy"

He was the Founder of Indology and the first anthropologist

Born: 973 Kath, Khwarezm (modern-day Uzbekistan)

Died:  1050 (aged 77) Ghazni, Ghaznavid Empire (Afghanistan)

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The Olympic Games of 1972 were referred to as the "Bloody Olympic Games"

It was held in Munich, Germany

Due to a terrorist attack that occurred during the games

Resulting in the death of 11 Israeli athletes, a West German police officer, and five terrorists.

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Thant is known honorifically as U Thant

He was a Burmese diplomat

He was the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971,

He is the first non-Scandinavian as well as Asian to hold the position.

He held the office for a record 10 years and one month

Born: 22 January 1909, Pantanaw, British Burma (now Myanmar)

Died: 25 November 1974 (aged 65)

Resting place: Kandawmin Garden Mausolea, Yangon, Myanmar

Political party: AFPFL 

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 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

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 The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid desert that spans parts of both Mongolia and China.

The name "Gobi" comes from the Mongolian word for "waterless place". 

 It is the sixth-largest desert in the world. 

Its area is approximately 1,295,000 square kilometres (500,000 sq mi)

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Belgium is known as the "Battlefield of Europe"

Due to its history as a frequent site of major battles and conflicts throughout European history.

Official languages: 

• Dutch
• French
• German

Currency: Euro 

It is a country in Northwestern Europe. 

The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels