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Djibouti is a small country in the Horn of Africa, bordering Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea. It has a diverse population of Somalis, Afars, Arabs and others, and is a key port for regional trade and a host to foreign military bases.
In an attempt to keep the oil from contaminating the Mississippi River, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources set a controlled burn that lasted for one day and created a smoke plume about 1 mile (1.6 km) high and 5 miles (8 km) long. The pipe failed due to cracking caused by train shipping induced cracking of the pipe being delivered. [66]
Whitney is a 1987 pop, dance and R&B album by Whitney Houston, featuring five number-one singles and global sales of over 20 million copies. The album made Houston the first female artist to debut at number one in the US and the first solo Black female artist to have a number-one album in the UK.
The Ig Nobel Prizes are parodies of the Nobel Prizes, awarded for achievements that make people laugh and then think. See the list of winners from 1991 to the present day, and their humorous and sometimes controversial fields of research.
Peter Sallis (1921-2017) was an English actor known for his work on British television, such as Wallace and Gromit and Last of the Summer Wine. He also appeared in films, theatre, and radio, and received an OBE in 2001.
The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of regional cooling, particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic region, from the 13th to the 19th centuries. It was not a true ice age of global extent, but a modest cooling of the Northern Hemisphere relative to late 20th century levels.
A comprehensive list of countries involved in or affected by World War II, with a brief description of their role in the conflict. Learn about the Axis, Allied, and neutral powers, as well as their allies, enemies, and casualties.