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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- How many time zones does Russia span?
“Russia stretches across 11 time zones, so when it is morning in the far east, it is still the night before in the west.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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