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U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971.

First non-Scandinavian to hold the position.

He held the office for a record 10 years and one month.

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Lionel Messi is an Argentine football (soccer) player.

His nickname is 'La Pulga', which means 'the flea'

He won 2 times FIFA Golden Ball award in 2014 and 2022

He was born on 24 June 1987 (age 36) in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

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Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist.

He founded WikiLeaks in 2006

Years active 1987–2019.

Born: 3 July 1971  Australia

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 Payam-e-Mashriq is a book written by Allama Iqbal.

 Payam e Mashriq was published in 1923.

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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who traveled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295

The famous traveler “Marco Polo” belonged to Italy

Marco Polo  was also nicknamed Milione

Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice

Marco Polo  Died: on January 8, 1324, in Venice, Italy

the Italian title of Marco Polo's book was Il libro di Marco Polo detto il Milione, which means "The Book of Marco Polo"

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Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also known on Wikipedia by the pseudonym Jimbo

Wikipedia is the largest and most-read reference work in history.

Date launched of Wikipedia: January 15, 2001

Programming language of Wikipedia: PHP

Wikipedia was created by: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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The SI unit of energy/work is the joule (J)

named for English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818 - 1889).

Joule discovered the relationship between heat and mechanical work, which led to the development of the laws of thermodynamics.

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Mohammed Zahir Shah was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 1933 until he was deposed in 1973.

Zahir Shah died in 2007 at the age of 92.

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Hamas (Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya) was founded by Sheikh Ahmad Yasin,

Hamas was established in 1987

Sheikh Yasin was the spiritual leader of Hamas until his assassination in 2004.