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Antarctica is the world's largest desert. It's colder and drier than the Sahara, with almost no precipitation. #WorldFact

This Greek Island was recently voted the world’s best … Paros 🇬🇷

95 years ago in 1930 – Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in Montevideo on July 30th to win the inaugural FIFA World Cup. ⚽️🏆 @AUFOficial

The historic royal wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana took place on July 29th, 1981, marking a highpoint in the popularity of the Royal Family. It was seen by a global television audience of 750 million in 74 countries.

On July 13, 1985, musicians and celebrities gathered at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia to hold a 16-hour Live Aid concert, raising more than $125 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.

On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.

March 30, 1867 - The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000.

Coca-Cola is older than the Eiffel Tower … On May 8th, 1886, Dr John Pemberton sold the first glass of Coca-Cola at Jacobs’ Pharmacy in Atlanta, charging five cents a glass … Nearly three years later, on March 31, 1889, construction of the 300-meter-high Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was completed.

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto on February 18, 1930 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria.

The 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, weighing as much as 200 tons and reaching lengths of 100 feet.

2024 was the warmest year on record. Our experts work with @NOAA scientists to track Earth’s average temperature, relying on millions of measurements worldwide. They found this year was hotter than any since at least 1880, the result of human activities: go.nasa.gov/3WdGkvy

Pray for LA 🙏🏻🥲

The oldest human being in the world is Inah Canabarro Lucas, a 116-year-old soccer-loving nun from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul who was born on May 27, 1908. ⚽️🇧🇷🙏❤️