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Dubai International Airport is the busiest airport in the world

It handles more than 70 mln passengers each year. And it's still expanding!

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The little black dress was designed in the 1920s by Coco Chanel

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The European Union functions under its current name since 1993

The EU traces its roots to 1951 but its current form was put in place by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993.

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Instant cup noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando in 1971

First instant dish produced by Ando was sold in 1958.

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Nike is the Greek goddess of victory

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The daimyo raising to power in James Clavell's novel is based on Tokugawa Ieyasu

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The optimal environment temperature for a cat is between 30 and 36 C

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Ernesto Che Guevara had asthma

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Fidel Castro's longest speech in Cuba took 7h 10min

Castro also claimed the Guinness Book of Records title for the longest speech ever delivered at the United Nations: 4 hours and 29 minutes (1960).

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As of this week, Catwoman is officially bisexual.

Catwoman’s coming out is significant because the character is iconic, having debuted back in 1940 in Batman #1. As the title character in an ongoing series, Selina is one of relatively few out characters with real influence, and, as The Mary Sue notes, that we see her start a relationship with a character of color is doubly admirable. DC has struggled to date when it comes to representation; while there are plenty of LGBT characters like Batwoman, Midnighter, Apollo, and Green Lantern Alan Scott, few enjoy the same prominence as the core Justice Leaguers. (And remember the Batwoman marriage debacle of 2013?) Having a complex, storied character like Catwoman come out so matter-of-factly in her own book — and without attention-grabbing fanfare — goes a long way toward broader acceptance.

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Roger Bannister was the first person ever to run a mile under 4 minutes

That was in 1954 and had been previously thought to be physically impossible. No woman has yet run a 4-minute mile; the women's world record is held by Svetlana Masterkova, with a time of 4:12.56

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Tawny owl live 20 to 25 years and are monogamous

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In 2015, Australia will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Joseph Stalin was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948

Actually, he almost got nominated twice, not only in 1948, but also in 1945.

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The first person ever to jump 250 m and land correctly was Peter Prevc

However, he didn’t hold this record too long - the next day, it’s been already upped to 251,5 m by Anders Fannemel.

Actually, the longest jump ever belongs to Dimitry Vassiliev, who reached 254 m, but fell down while landing, so it doesn’t count. Tough.

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Nicolaus Copernicus was a canon at Frombork Cathedral

His grave was only found in 2008, as it was not clearly marked.