How many stars and stripes are on the US flag, and what do they represent?
The US flag has 50 stars, one for each state, and 13 stripes that stand for the original 13 colonies.
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- When did the world's first high-speed train line open?
“Japan's Shinkansen "bullet train" opened in 1964, just before the Tokyo Olympics. It was the world's first high-speed rail line.”
Reference: Central Japan Railway Company
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The Atom Bomb got all the press
US forces fire bombed japan's wooden cities totally destroying 58 % of Yokohama (the size of Cleveland)
51% of Tokyo (new York) 99% Toyama (Chattanooga) 40% Nagoya (LA) killing 50-90% of the population in 67 Japanese cities BEFORE two nuclear bombs were dropped.
What is the longest railway line in the world?
Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in the world. It runs about 9,289 kilometers from Moscow to Vladivostok.