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In most countries, the capital is the headquarters of the national government.

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People who think of new machines or ways of doing things are known as inventors.

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Scientists Identify Four Species of Giraffes

A genetic study performed by Namibian and German researchers revealed that giraffes do not belong to one species; they can be separated into four.

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First Woman of Space

In 1963 Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space, having been launched into orbit aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours.

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