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Naypyidaw has been the capital of Myanmar since November 2005. The name Naypyidaw replaces the name Pyinmana, which was the name of the city before it was designated as the country's capital.

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Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, located on the country's southern coast along the Rio de la Plata. It is the country's largest city and its main port.

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In 1795, French confectioner Nicolas Appert invented the method of preserving food by sterilization in hermetically sealed containers, known as appertization.

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The director of the film Delusions of grandeur (1971) is Gérard Oury. This comedy film features Louis de Funès and Yves Montand in memorable roles.

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Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper, an American naturalist and realist painter whose subjects were loneliness and alienation of the individual in American society.

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The Mamas and the Papas' single California Dreamin' appears on their 1966 debut album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.

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The mercury barometer, invented by Torricelli in 1643, is an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure using a column of mercury in a sealed tube.

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A Case of You is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, singer and painter Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album Blue.

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The famous battle fought by Charles Martel in 732 was the Battle of Poitiers. This decisive victory halted Muslim expansion in Western Europe.

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Auguste Rodin's sculpture The Kiss was originally created for the 1889 Paris World's Fair, where it was exhibited in the artist's pavilion.

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