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Jan 01 26 by gmackematix
Why does Australia compete in the Eurovision song contest? It is about as far away from Europe as you can get!
This is what the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) says about it:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-07/why-is-australia-competing-in-eurovision-song-contest/103801224
[quote]Why is Australia in Eurovision?
In short, because Australian broadcaster SBS has been such a big supporter of the event. It's been covering the contest since 1983 - a whopping four decades - but Australian acts have only been taking the stage for 10 years.
It kicked off in 2014, when iconic Australian singer Jessica Mauboy was invited to be a guest singer during the interval. The following year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) invited Australia to compete as a wildcard entry.[/quote]
So it's fun fan service, but geography-wise, it's like inviting Texans to the Oktoberfest contest. (wellenbrecher)
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Mar 01 26 by ozzz2002
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Feb 27 26 by pehinhota
Which wall is considered the second longest in the world after the Great Wall of China?
The Kumbhalgarh Fort, known for possessing the world's second-longest wall, after the Great Wall of China, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is nestled 84 kilometres north of Udaipur amidst the beauty of the wilderness.
https://www.incredibleindia.gov.in/en/rajasthan/udaipur/kumbhalgarh-fort#:~:text=The%20Kumbhalgarh%20Fort%2C%20known%20for,the%20beauty%20of%20the%20wilderness.
(elvislennon)
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Feb 27 26 by pehinhota
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Feb 24 26 by pehinhota
The Romanian David Stoliar was the sole survivor of which tragic shipwreck?
David Stoliar survived the torpedoing of the Struma in 1942. Out at sea, the ship's engine had died with no way to repair it. A distress signal was sent out, and although the vessel was towed, a Soviet torpedo destroyed the ship. David survived by clinging to debris, but everyone else died.
https://www.yadvashem.org/exhibitions/struma/david-stoliar.html (Buddy1)
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Feb 24 26 by pehinhota
In terms of passenger travel through, but not into or out of, its airspace, what would be the number 1 "flyover" state in the USA?
According to the link above, in raw numbers they calculate Virginia, but if you consider flyovers as a proportion of aircraft entering the airspace, it is West Virginia.
However, their analysis ignores Delaware - with no instate airports, there are no landings to divide by in producing their ratio, so the table has no entry at all. Given its location on the busy east coast airway, it may well be competitive! (looney_tunes)
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Feb 22 26 by etymonlego
Which immigrant printed the first Bible in the German language in North America, in 1743?
That would be Christopher Sower.
On a fun note, one can be yours for just under $7,000 USD at the moment.
https://hsp.org/blogs/question-of-the-week/christopher-sower-printed-and-published-the-first-american-edition-of-which-book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Sauer
https://moons-rare-books.myshopify.com/products/saurs-german-bible
(maripp2002)
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Feb 23 26 by pehinhota
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Feb 23 26 by pehinhota
What is the 90 Mile Straight?
This is Australia's longest stretch of straight road situated on the Nullarbor Plain.
https://www.australia.com/en-nz/trips-and-itineraries/perth-and-surrounds/crossing-the-nullarbor.html
(elvislennon)
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Feb 22 26 by serpa
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Feb 22 26 by etymonlego
What is the 90 Mile Straight?
Driving along the Eyre Highway in Western Australia, we encountered the famous 90 Mile Straight, the longest straight road in Australia. This record-breaking stretch runs between the Balladonia and Caiguna roadhouses, covering a distance of 145.6 kilometers (about 90 miles) without a single bend.
https://dulkeith.net.au/90-mile-straight-western-australia
(pehinhota)
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Feb 22 26 by serpa
Which woman was the mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of four Roman emperors?
Octavia the Younger
[quote]Octavia the Younger (69 BCE - 11 BCE), also known as Octavia Minor or simply Octavia, is the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus (known also as Octavian), half-sister of Octavia the Elder, and fourth wife of Mark Antony.
She is also the mother-in-law of the Emperor Tiberius, great-grandmother of the Emperor Caligula and Empress Agrippina the Younger, maternal grandmother of the Emperor Claudius, and paternal great-grandmother and maternal great-great grandmother of the Emperor Nero.[/quote]
https://www.historyatlas.com/people/octavia-the-younger/ (elburcher)
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