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History › World War II › Japan › Bombing of Hiroshima
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On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the nuclear weapon Little Boy is dropped on Hiroshima by the crew of the American B-29 bomber "Enola Gay", directly killing an estimated 80,000 people. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Geography › Asia Geography › Asia › Japan
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. |
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| Posted: | February 18, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Environment & Nature › Earth Sciences › Environmental Disasters › Sendai Earthquake
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The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was an 8.8 to 9.1-MW megathrust earthquake that created tsunami waves of up to 10 meters (33 ft). |
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| Posted: | March 12, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Movies › Filmmaking › Directors › Akira Kurosawa
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In a career that spanned 50 years, Kurosawa directed 30 films and is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Geography › Asia Geography › Asia › Asia
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Environment & Nature › Earth Sciences › Environmental Disasters › Tsunami
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A tsunami is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, usually an ocean, but can occur in large lakes. |
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| Posted: | March 11, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Business › Finance and Investment › Currencies › Japanese Yen
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The Japanese yen (sign: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. |
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| Posted: | March 21, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Environment & Nature › Earth Sciences › Environmental Disasters › Minamata
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Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan in 1956. It was caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory, which continued from 1932 to 1968. |
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| Posted: | March 26, 2011 |
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