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The academic studies Fajgelbaum et al. (2020) and Amiti et al. (2019) concluded that the costs of tariffs are borne primarily by domestic consumers and importers.
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Public opinion in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s was deeply divided over the Vietnam War.
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The average business-to-business sales cycle length is 211 days.
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The number of people living in modern slavery worldwide has increased by 25% over the last decade.
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The Walk Free Foundation's Global Slavery Index 2023 lists the six countries with the largest numbers of people in modern slavery as India, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, and Indonesia.
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Hantaviruses can be transmitted to humans through inhalation of aerosolized particles from infected rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
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In 2021, about 29.3 million people were living in modern slavery in Asia and the Pacific.
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In 2021, North Korea had the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world.
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Slavery is illegal in every country in the world.
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After the Battle of Actium, Octavian invaded Egypt in 30 BC and annexed Egypt as a Roman province, ending the rule of Cleopatra VII Philopator.
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At the Battle of Actium, Octavian's forces were commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.
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In the May 2026 United Kingdom local council elections, two Reform UK local council candidates died before election day but still appeared on the ballot as candidates.
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In the May 2026 United Kingdom local council elections, at least one Reform UK council candidate listed on an official ballot paper was a fictitious person who did not exist.
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In France, washing a car at home can result in a fine because the wastewater may pollute the environment.
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A person on the runway at Denver International Airport was killed after being struck by an aircraft engine during the takeoff roll.
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Based on an oral LD50 greater than 2000 mg/kg body weight, EJUPAX is classified under the Globally Harmonized System as acute oral toxicity Category 5 with hazard statement H303 ("May be harmful if swallowed").
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Some controlled studies report no statistically significant adult mosquito mortality from citronella-based repellents.
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Citronella oil has adulticidal effects on adult mosquitoes, other flying insects, and cockroaches.
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Andrew Ng has publicly used the term "agentic" to describe a spectrum of autonomy in artificial intelligence systems.
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During slavery in the Americas, enslaved Black people used braided hairstyles as coded maps or communication systems to help people escape slavery without enslavers noticing.
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