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How many countries are in the UN?

Answer: 192

The United Nations began in 1945 as a replacement for the League of Nations. It's headquarters are located in New York City. It's goal is provide a neutral ground where countries can air their grievances and to help stop wars. The UN has six official languages; Spanish, Russian, French, English, Chinese and Arabic.


American Falls and Horseshoe Falls are better known as?

Answer: Niagara Falls

This famous waterfall is located on the border between Canada and the US. The name Niagara Falls comes from the Iroquois meaning Thunder of Waters. It is believed that the first European to visit the falls was Samuel de Champlain in the year 1604. Sam Patch was the first person recorded to go over the falls and survive in 1829. Since that time numerous people have attempted to conquer the falls, by either walking across the falls on a tightrope or by going over them in a barrel. The first person to take a barrel over the falls was Annie Edson Taylor in 1901.

What race is known as "The most exciting two minutes in sports"?

Answer: The Kentucky Derby

The very first Derby was run on May 17th in 1875. The first horse to win the derby was Aristides ridden by Oliver Lewis. The Derby is run every year on the first Saturday in May at the now famous Churchill Downs. Although the derby has varied in length it is now one and a quarter miles and is also known as the 'Run for the Roses".

MATH

Q: What number, a one followed by 100 zeros, was first used by nine-year-old Milton Sirotta in 1940?
A: Googol.

SCIENCE

~ A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.

~ A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
~ Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
~ An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.
~ Colored diamonds are caused by impurities such as nitrogen (yellow), boron (blue). With red diamonds being due to deformities in the structure of the stone, and green ones being the result of irradiation.