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Dotonbori Osaka shopping

Dotombori is a district in Osaka, Japan. The area runs along the Dotonbori canal from Dotonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge. Dotonbori is famous for its glittering signage and billboards with a giant pufferfish, an octopus, a clown, the Kani Douraku

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Brief History of Google Street View

Street View had its inception in 2001 with the Stanford CityBlock Project, a Google-sponsored Stanford University research project. The project ended in June 2006, and its technology was folded into Street View. The technology was launched on May 25, 2007,

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Population of Europe history

The current population of Europe is 744,762,763 as of Thursday, December 19, 2024, based on the latest United Nations estimates. Europe population is equivalent to 9.21% of the total world population. Europe ranks number 3 among regions of the world

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CIMT-Carotid Intimal Thickness

CIMT, or Carotid Intimal Thickness, refers to the measurement of the thickness of the innermost layers of the carotid artery walls. The carotid arteries are located in the neck and supply blood to the brain. CIMT is assessed using ultrasound

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German colonies in China

Germany had several colonies in China during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known collectively as the Kiautschou Bay concession. The concession was located on the Shandong Peninsula, covering an area of 552 km2, on the east coast of

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HDB Resale Price Index

Managed by Housing and Development Board in Singapore. Tracks the overall price movement of the public residential market. The index is based on quarterly average resale price by date of registration. The index till 3Q2014 was computed using stratification method,

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The 2015 Asian Football Cup

The AFC Asian Cup, an international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. It was won by Australia after defeating South Korea 2–1 in extra time in the

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Waiheke Island Auckland

Waiheke Island Auckland 90 Wharf Rd New Zealand A photo posted by Mike pauls (@guatyou) on Sep 14, 2016 at 12:15pm PDT

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Interview with Derren Brown

Derren Brown is an English illusionist, mentalist, trickster, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic. He is known for his appearances in television specials, stage productions, and British television series such as Trick of the Mind and Trick or Treat. Since the

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Global travel trends

Tourism has become a global leisure activity. In 2014 international tourist arrivals rose by 4.7 per cent to 1.14 billion tourists globally. International tourism arrivals rose at the fastest rate in the Americas, where numbers grew by 7.0 to 181

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