Explanation

Diamond is composed of the single element carbon, 

 it is the arrangement of the C atoms in the lattice that give a diamond amazing properties.

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Explanation

The equator passes through 13 countries:

1.      Ecuador,

2.      Colombia,

3.      Brazil,

4.      Sao Tome & Principe,

5.      Gabon,

6.      Republic of the Congo,

7.      Democratic Republic of the Congo,

8.      Uganda,

9.      Kenya,

10.  Somalia,

11.  Maldives,

12.               Indonesia

13.               Kiribati.

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Explanation

Explanation

It was warm, so I put off my coat.

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put off. verb. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste.

Explanation

On 13 October 2006, he was elected as the eighth secretary-general by the United Nations General Assembly

On 1 January 2007, he succeeded Kofi Annan.

Ban Ki-Moon  serves as the eighth Secretary-General until 2016.

He belongs to the Republic of Korea 

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Explanation

• Anti-Slavery International is the world's oldest human rights organisation.
• Its roots stretch back to 1787 when the first abolitionist society was formed.
• The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society (BFASS) was officially created on 17 April 1839 to crusade against slavery and the slave trade throughout the world.
  

Explanation

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed primarily to conduct infrared astronomy.

24 December 2021: Planned launch date after a delay due to communication issues between the observatory and the Launch Vehicle

JWST was launched into space on 25 December 2021.

JWST is the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope developed by NASA.

JWST cost approximately $10 billion

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Explanation

 a noun phrase has a noun as its Head. Determiners and adjective phrases usually constitute the pre-Head string:

[NP the children]

[NP happy children]

Explanation

Omer-Khayam was born in Iran in 1048 AD.

Omer-Khayam was a poet, Mathematician & Astronomer. 

Omer-Khayam introduced modern Solar Hijri calendar, the Jalali calendar.

Omer-Khayam  was the first to develop the binomial theorem and determine binomial coefficients.

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Explanation

AB-positive blood type is known as the “universal recipient” because AB-positive patients can receive red blood cells from all blood types.

The blood group system was discovered by Austrian physician Karl Landsteiner in 1901.

He identified the ABO blood group system,

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