Eritrea was an Italian colony before Ethiopia annexed it in 1962.
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Eritrea was a colony of Ethiopia.
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Khmer rule extended into substantial parts of present-day Thailand.
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Thailand was formerly a colony of the Khmer Empire.
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Albanian lands were administered as Ottoman provinces rather than a separate colony.
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Albania was a colony of the Ottoman Empire.
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Islam became Albania’s majority faith through gradual conversion under Ottoman rule.
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Most Muslims in Albania became Muslim as a result of Ottoman rule.
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Albania’s Catholic communities predated Italian rule by many centuries.
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Most Catholics in Albania became Catholic because of the rule of the Kingdom of Italy.
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Lebanon’s largest Catholic communities joined Rome before French rule began.
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Most Catholic Christians in Lebanon became Catholic because of French rule over Lebanon.
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Brian Cox played keyboards for Dare, the support act on Europe's 1989 tour.
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Brian Cox has performed live on keyboards with the rock band Europe at one or more concerts.
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The Express Monorail greeting retained “ladies and gentlemen” without interruption.
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Walt Disney World ended the use of gender-neutral language and restored the phrase “ladies and gentlemen” in Magic Kingdom Express Monorail announcements.
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Ambitious Impact has launched over 50 charities raising more than $68 million.
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Ambitious Impact has launched more than 50 charities since 2018, and those charities have raised more than $68 million.
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Flock networks create searchable records of vehicles’ movements across communities.
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Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras infringe on the public's privacy.
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Free beaches and selected family attractions keep daily admission below $150.
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In San Diego, an economy itinerary for a family of four that includes beach days and one paid attraction has daily attraction costs ranging from $0 to $150.
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Economy rooms in these neighborhoods are often listed below $150 nightly.
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Economy accommodation in Mission Valley or Old Town, San Diego, costs $150 to $220 per night.
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The Port District manages most San Diego Bay tidelands and waterfront.
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The shoreline of San Diego Bay is managed by the San Diego Unified Port District rather than by the City of San Diego municipal government.
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San Diego County has roughly 70 miles of Pacific coastline.
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The City of San Diego, California, has 70 miles of coastline within its municipal boundaries.
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The San Diego Zoo houses over 12,000 animals across 680-plus species.
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The San Diego Zoo houses more than 12,000 animals representing more than 680 species.
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Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, in Memphis.
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Elvis Presley died in the 1970s.
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The agreement covers 65 billion barrels while Venezuela retains resource ownership.
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Donald Trump signed an agreement with Venezuela that gives the United States control of 65 million barrels of oil.
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Sachin Tendulkar scored 15,921 runs in Test cricket.
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Sachin Tendulkar scored fewer than 14,000 runs in Test cricket.
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AWS DMS homogeneous PostgreSQL migrations can transfer source schema objects.
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AWS Database Migration Service homogeneous migrations from PostgreSQL can migrate source database schema objects to a compatible PostgreSQL target.
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Most gem diamonds form in the lithospheric mantle and erupt in kimberlites.
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Natural diamonds crystallize from carbon at depths of about 150 to 200 kilometers in Earth's mantle under temperatures of about 900 to 1,300 degrees Celsius and pressures of 45 to 60 kilobars, then reach Earth's surface through deep…
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