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What is the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh?

In July 2015, visitors to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh totaled around 550,000. The event featured 2,668 show planes, including a variety of home-built, vintage, military, ultralight and light-sport aircraft. There were also seaplanes, rotorcraft and aerobatic aircraft on display in smaller numbers. Some first-time highlights of the 2015 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event were the F-35, B-52, F-100 Super Sabre, Goodyear's Wingfoot One, the Airbus A350 and a replica of Junkers F13.The event, which is organized by thousands of volunteers, is intended to attract a broad range of aviation enthusiasts, fro..

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What is Groom Lake in Area 51?

During WWII, Groom Lake was chosen for the Army Air Corps Gunnery Range because of the remote location. The construction for a 5,000-foot runway began in 1955 at Groom Lake, complete with two hangars and temporary living quarters. In 1864, lead and silver were discovered in the lake, eventually leading to a company named Groome Lead Mines Limited to finance the 1870s Conception Mines.

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Where is the state of Alabama located?

Alabama has a total land area of 50,744 square miles that consists primarily of rolling plains and a lesser mountainous region that is positioned in the northeast section of the state. The state contains no sizable natural lakes, but does have many rivers and waterways that mostly flow south into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Where is black soil found in India?

Black soil, also referred to as black cotton soil or regur, covers about one-third of the Deccan peninsula. Approximately 76 million hectares of the central, western and southern states of India are covered with the soil. However, Maharashtra, Madhya Prades and Gujarat have the largest share of the soil.\nBlack soil is dark, as its name suggests, and fertile with a clay-like consistency. It holds moisture well, becoming hard in dry conditions and sticky in wet conditions. The soil is composed of less than 30 percent clay, slickensides or wedge-shaped peds and cracks that open and close periodi..

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What is the elevation of Steamboat Springs?

Steamboat Springs is a well-known skiing destination. However, Steamboat Springs was popular initially as a summer vacation spot with its natural hot springs and abundance of wildlife for fishing and hunting. Summers in Steamboat Springs are comfortable, with an average high of just over 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the hottest month and little rain. Steamboat Springs is bordered largely by national forest and wilderness areas.

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What are some facts about Mount Hope Cemetery?

The cemetery is home to burial plots and tombstones marking the graves of several famous people from the Rochester area. Suffragist Susan B. Anthony and the city's founder, Nathaniel Rochester, are among the well-known residents who have final resting plots on the cemetery grounds.\nThe beauty of the landscape and the historic artistry of the architecture make Mount Hope a popular public attraction. Guided walking tours give visitors a taste of cultural highlights that include the 1874 Victorian Gothic gatehouse at the north entrance, the Moorish gazebo and the Florentine cast-iron founta..

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What are some airlines that fly to St. Lucia?

St. Lucia has two airports: George F. Charles airport, in the north of the island near Castries, and Hewanorra International Airport, in the south of the island near Vieux Fort. Visitors flying from the United States can fly from New York using Delta Air Lines or Jet Blue Airways. The flight typically takes 3.5 hours. Delta also offers flights from Atlanta, while American Airlines has flights from Miami and Charlotte, as of 2015.

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What are some things to do in central Florida?

One of the several guided Everglades tours available in the state is Alligator Cover Airboat Nature Tours, which is located Lake Wales, Florida, and it offers several opportunities to view alligators, birds and other native Everglade wildlife.\nDiscovery Cove Orlando Theme Park features a dolphin lagoon, aviary and freshwater wildlife exhibits. Nearby is Sea World Orlando, home to additional sea creature exhibits, roller coasters and water rides.

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Which city was created to settle a dispute between Melbourne and Sydney?

As Australia became formalized as a colonial nation under the auspices of the British Commonwealth in the late 1800s and early 1900s, there was some disagreement as to where the capital should be located. As part of the compromise between Melbourne and Sydney, Canberra was built relatively close to Sydney. In exchange for this, Melbourne served as the de facto capital until Canberra was fully established. Canberra received its official name in 1913, and the first official Australian Parliament House in the city opened its doors in 1927. Prior to its selection as the Australian government seat,..

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Where can you find a map of the Houston airport?

The William P. Hobby Airport is the second largest in the city and offers service to cities throughout the United States. It is set to begin providing international flights in October 2015.\nThe Ellington Airport is the smallest of the three. It services the U.S. military, NASA and general aviation. While the airport was originally commissioned as a military aviation training facility, the newest runway as of 2015 can accommodate medium-sized business jets.

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