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You knew that, didn't you? The 'Stars and Stripes' is the national flag of the United States. The 50 stars represent the 50 states of the country.

The United Nations Organization was formed after World War II, October 24, 1945 to be exact. It was formed to prevent another World War from happening again.

Microsoft was started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. Today, it is one of the biggest software giants in the world thanks to its Windows operating system.

The name 'The Big Apple' was first made popular in the 1920's by a journalist called John J. Fitz Gerald. It kinda stuck ever since. New York is also known as the 'City That Never Sleeps.'

The first Summer Olympic games were held in 1896 and every four yers after that, except during World War I and World War II.

CIA stands for the Central Intelligence Agency. It was first formed on September 18, 1947. It is a foreign intelligence service, or spy network in layman's terms.

Buckingham Palace was first built in 1703 and known as Buckingham House. It was bought in 1761 by King George III.

Texas is fondly known by those living there as the 'Lone Star' state. It is so called due to its struggle for independence from Mexico in the 1800's.

In ancient times, at the height of the Roman empire, all road certainly did. This proverb was first used as early as the 1100's.

Pandas are only found in China. There are close to 2,000 in the wild, with numbers increasing from just 1,000 odd in the 1970's.

G'day or good day is one of the Australian ways to say hello.

The Pyramid of Giza, built in 2560 BC, is found in Egypt. It took around 20 years to build.

A Japanese carrier task force brought the United States firmly into World War II by attacking the naval facility at Pearl Harbor. Although many ships were destroyed or damaged, US aircraft carriers were not at the base at the time and spared destruction. They would play a significant role in the Battle of Midway, handing Japan their first defeat of the war.

Crossing the United States from east to west and vice versa, Route 66 was completed in 1926. Although it technically does not cross the whole of the US, it does connect Chicago with Santa Monica in California. It is over 2,200 miles long.

Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut of the Lunar Lander of Apollo 11. He set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969.

George Washington was appointed president on April 30, 1789 and served till March 4, 1797.

Lincoln was assassinated by actor John Wilkes Booth in 1865 while watching a play at Ford's theater. Booth was sympathetic to the Confederate cause and believed killing Lincoln would help the south.

Inaugurated on January 20, 1917, Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States.

The Himalayas have some tall mountain in the range. In fact, a little over 50 mountains in the range are 7,200 meters or higher.

Simply put, a century is a 100. For example, the 20th century was a period of a 100 years from January 01, 1901 to December 31, 2000.

The Jolly Roger was the flag of choice for many pirates in the early 1700's.

The period table consists of 118 elements including precious metals such as gold, various gases including oxygen and many other elements. A Russian chemist, Dimitri Mendeleev, started the table in 1869, ordering known elements by their atomic mass and as new elements were found, they were added.

The American Revolutionary War started on April 19, 1775. It ended formally with a peace treaty signed in Paris on September 3, 1783.

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is situated 57,91 million kilometers away.

1,000 meters in a kilometer. A kilometer is around 0,62 miles.

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died on June 25, 2009. He died of died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.

Hex = 6 therefore a hexagon has six sides.

When one speaks of the United Kingdom, the countries associated with it are England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. If you are speaking of Great Britain, Northern Ireland then falls away.

The nuclear plant at Chernobyl in the Ukraine suffered a meltdown on April 26, 1986.

Italy and all countries in the Mediterranean region are surrounded by the Mediterranean sea.

France are the current soccer world champions. They beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final in July 2018.

A try is a five-point score in the sport of rugby union. It is the highest scoring option available to a team and only happens when a player dots the ball down behind the opposition try line.

The Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003.

The national rugby team of New Zealand, the current world champions, are called the All Blacks. They are called the All Black thanks to their all-black kit.

Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, was started in 2009 by a group of unknown persons under the name Satoshi Nakamoto.