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Vasco de Gama was the first European navigator to the make the voyage around the continent of Africa to India.
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12 people have actually walked on the moon.
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The Marsh of Sleep is on the moon and also known by the Latin name Palus Somni.
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Phar Lap was ridden by Jim Pike to victory in the 1930 Melbourne Cup.
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A scorpion has eight legs.
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The dessert Peach Melba was named in honour of singer Dame Nellie Melba.
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The most populated city in Russia is Moscow.
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Bucharest is the capital of the European country of Romania.
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Flowing through the city of Vienna is the River Danube.
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Russian dancer Rudolph Nureyev died in France in 1993.
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