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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- Which places are among the wettest on Earth?
“Mawsynram, a village in India's Meghalaya state, is one of the wettest places on Earth, averaging about 11,872 mm (467 inches) of rain a year.”
Reference: Guinness World Records
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Which country has the largest population in the world?
India became the world's most populous country in 2023 and has more than 1.4 billion people.
Where was the hottest air temperature on Earth recorded?
Death Valley in California holds the record for the hottest air temperature ever recorded on Earth: 134°F (56.7°C), measured at Furnace Creek in 1913.