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Inspirational leader Mohandas Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, directed India's fight for independence against British rule.

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Did you know that tarantulas can survive for as long as two years without food?

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The hippopotamus, an extremely dangerous and highly aggressive animal, will attack if it is provoked or feels threatened.

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Using telescopes that he created, Galileo Galilei, a famous Italian astronomer during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, discovered Jupiter's four largest moons.

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Adult male gorillas, which are dominant and sometimes aggressive, lead family groups of females and young males.

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The role of a prosecutor is to present a court case against an accused offender.

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Japan's countless temples and shrines, such as the Kōtoku-in temple, the Meiji Jingū shrine, and the Sensō-ji temple, are designed with incredibly elaborate architectural details.

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Although chefs typically make carpaccio, a raw meat appetizer, from beef, they can also make it from venison, salmon, or tuna.

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More commonly known as shooting stars, meteors are particles of debris in outer space that burn up when entering Earth's atmosphere. Meteors that actually reach Earth are called meteorites.

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In spite of predictions of lousy weather, Saturday's dedication ceremony for the new veterans' hospital will remain outdoors.

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