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Worksheet time: 15mins
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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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Humans have unique fingerprints, and this holds true even for identical twins.
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Beta-carotene is typically found in fruit that has bright-colored flesh, yet cantaloupes, which are paler than oranges, contain ten times more beta-carotene.
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Patrick Henry, who was an attorney, politician, and Founding Father, spoke the now-famous words "Give me liberty or give me death!"
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The most successful advertising slogans are those that have the ability to endure, such as "Just do it" or "When you care enough to send the very best."
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Lightning, which never occurs without a thunderstorm, contains one hundred million to one billion volts of electricity.
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Occasionally called a sea cow, the enormous manatee is a gentle, placid marine mammal that is protected under federal laws.
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Usually the result of earthquakes or volcanic activity, tsunamis are enormous ocean waves that can devastate docked ships; meanwhile, ships at sea may not even detect the massive waves.
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The cranium, a grouping of eight bones fused together, forms the top portion of the skull and functions like a protective helmet for the brain.
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President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, one of the most significant speeches in American history, contained under three hundred words and lasted only two minutes.
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West Point, the oldest military academy in the United States and one of the most prestigious, has produced many distinguished graduates, including Dwight Eisenhower and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin.
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