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The schism of 1054, also known as the Great Schism, marked the definitive separation between the Eastern Church (Orthodox) and the Western Church (Catholic).

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Malé is the capital of the Maldives, located on the island of the same name. It is the political, economic and cultural center of this Indian Ocean archipelago.

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In 1842, the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius called Todtenbuch (Book of the Dead) a papyrus kept in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and of which he made a first translation.

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The Turtle is the first military submarine to be used in battle. It was invented in 1775 by David Bushnell in Connecticut. It is the first submarine and also the first known marine vehicle to be propelled by a propeller.

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The Human Genome Project was officially launched in 1990, with the aim of mapping the entire human genome within fifteen years.

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Niger's capital is Niamey, a city located along the River Niger in the west of the country.

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There are several species of harriers grouped in the genus Circus, which includes about 16 species and numerous subspecies worldwide.

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Bulgarian athlete Stefka Kostadinova competes in the high jump, a discipline in which she still holds the women's world record set in 1987.

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The capital of the Republic of Cyprus is Nicosia. It is the only European capital still divided, separating the Greek and Turkish parts of the island.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in Paris in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin to revive the modern Olympic Games.

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