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Traveling in Asia is more fun than traveling in Europe.

• Fact

• Opinion

The internet is being used by teenagers to waste their time in social media.

• Opinion

• Fact

The equator is 24,901.55 miles long.

• Opinion

• Fact

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__________________________________. The battle was fought in Kurukshetra near Delhi. Many kings and princes took part in the battle. The Pandavas defeated the Kauravas. The Bhagvad Gita is a holy book of the Hindus. It is a part of the Mahabharata. Then, Lord Rama, with the help of It is a book of collection of teachings of Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield. It is the longest epic in the world.

• The Mahabharata is a story about a great battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas.

• There is a battle fought near Delhi.

• The Bhagvad Gita is a holy book.

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______________________________. It is snakes in his basket. He goes from one place to another to show various types of snakes and their tricks. He carries a pipe with which he plays music and snakes dance to his tune. He usually wears a colourful dress. The job of a snake charmer is quite dangerous. Some snakes are quite poisonous and can even bite him. It is not an easy task to catch and train them for the shows.

• Snakes are the most dangerous animals on earth.

• A snake charmer is a person who moves the streets with different types of the banks of the river Yamuna.

• Snake charmers might get poison from the snakes.

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________________________________. A healthy body can earn great wealth but, a wealthy person cannot earn great health. We live in a fast-moving world where individuals have no time for themselves. Most part of their life withers away in search of materialistic wealth in order to outshine others but, along the way, they lose their health. Wealth matters, but, is not as important as health. Spending lots of money on junk food in five-star hotels or on other entertainment sources like watching films for a day and so on has no advantages other than self-satisfaction.

• Self-satisfaction is more important than health.

• Our health is the priority in our life.

• The greatest wealth is our own health.

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The town of Longview, Washington, believes in squirrel safety. In 1963, the town built its first "squirrel bridge" so the small animals could safely cross a busy street. The bridge was named Nutty Narrows, and it's believed to be the world's first squirrel bridge. Made out of an old fire hose, this bridge stretches sixty feet across the road and is just wide enough for squirrels. Since this first bridge, the town of Longview has built several more squirrel bridges. They even have a live webcam to watch the squirrels cross the bridges._____________________________.

• People in the town will get diseases because of the squirrels.

• This town is doing what it can to keep squirrels safe.

• Nutty Narrows is the first and only squirrel bridge in the world.

• The town wants to get rid of the squirrels as soon as possible.

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With the use of liquid nitrogen, delicious ice cream can be made in just a few minutes.

Nitrogen is usually a gas. It becomes a liquid when it is cooled to -320°F. That is very, very cold! Liquid nitrogen can be poured into a mixture of cream, sugar, and flavorings.

When it is added, the nitrogen quickly freezes the mixture. The nitrogen then turns back into a gas, and you are left with delicious ice cream that is creamier than most other kinds.________________________________________.

• In just a short amount of time, liquid nitrogen can help create a frozen treat.

• To sum up, delicious ice cream can be made with ice and sugar.

• Thought, it doesn't turn out very creamy, ice cream can be made with liquid nitrogen.

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Wandering albatrosses are amazing birds that spend most of their lives at sea. These seabirds can spend months over the open sea without touching land. Wandering albatrosses have the longest wingspans of any living birds-up to eleven feet! This wide wingspan allows them to easily glide on wind currents. In fact, they can glide for several hours over the ocean. They are skillful hunters, too. These birds can pluck fish and squid out from the surface of the water. They also might be seen following fishing boats to fill up on the fish dumped overboard._________________________________.

• Albatrosses can fly because the have the longest wingspans.

• Because wandering albatrosses glide easily and hunt for fish, they can stay at sea for a long time.

• Because of their long wings, albatrosses can glide on wind currents for hours.

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Volcanoes are known for causing damage, but they are also great builders. Long ago the volcanic ash and gases that blew out of volcanoes helped to build Earth's atmosphere.

The atmosphere is what keeps Earth at the right temperature for plants and animals to grow and change over time. Volcanoes also created land. When volcanoes erupted, lava flowed down from the volcano vent. It then cooled and hardened into solid land.

Volcanoes today continue to create new islands throughout the world._________________________________.

• After all, magma is a mixture of gases and solid and liquid rock below Earth's surface.

• Magma only damages the world and has no benefit.

• In sum, volcanoes can be damaging, but they have also helped create the world we live in.