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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- Who invented the movable-type printing press in Europe?
“Johannes Gutenberg developed the movable-type printing press in Mainz, Germany, around 1440. It made books dramatically cheaper and helped spread ideas across Europe.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Which country has the largest population entirely within the European Union?
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.