Several recent Eurovision winners sang in Portuguese, Italian, and Ukrainian.
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All recent Eurovision Song Contest winners performed their winning entries in English.
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Eurovision voting shows a consistent neighbor and cultural affinity bonus beyond song appeal.
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In the Eurovision Song Contest, countries systematically award higher points to geographically or politically aligned countries than to others, independent of song quality.
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Eurovision’s audience hit 162 million in 2023 and 166 million in 2025.
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The Eurovision Song Contest has experienced a decline in popularity in recent years.
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Eurovision’s Grand Final voting has used a 50/50 jury‑televote split since 2009.
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will use a voting system in the grand final that consists of a 50% jury vote and a 50% televote split.
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Coffee can raise blood pressure for 1–3 hours, especially in nonhabitual drinkers.
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Consumption of coffee increases blood pressure.
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Nepal’s 2017 Labour Act still sets a standard eight-hour workday.
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Nepal's Prime Minister enacted a law on April 21, 2025 mandating a 12-hour workday Monday through Friday with weekends off.
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Jimi Hendrix died in London on September 18, 1970, aged 27.
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Jimi Hendrix is deceased.
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The King County Medical Examiner lists Kurt Cobain’s death date as April 5, 1994.
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Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994.
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The NTSB cited crew performance, fatigue, and configuration errors as causes.
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The National Transportation Safety Board report concluded that organizational factors, including resource management, organizational climate, and organizational processes, contributed to the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 1354 on August 14, 2013.
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Proclamation No. 427 dated December 15, 2023, named Marife Ravidas Ganahon a Manlilikha ng Bayan.
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Marife Ravidas Ganahon, a master mat weaver from the Higaonon community in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, was proclaimed a Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) in December 2023 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through…
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Extreme poverty fell globally from about 36% in 1990 to 9% in 2017.
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The social harms of capitalism, including poverty and lack of healthcare access, outweigh its economic benefits.
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No credible evidence shows the Smithsonian excavated or suppressed 7-foot-plus skeleton records.
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The Smithsonian Institution excavated human skeletal remains over 7 feet tall from burial mounds in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky between 1880 and 1920 and subsequently suppressed all records of these findings.
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Across countries, higher GDP per capita is strongly associated with higher average happiness.
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There is no strong correlation between GDP per capita and average national happiness across countries.
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Audits cite donor procurement issues, with no evidence of major Ukrainian diversion.
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A significant portion of United States and European Union military funding to the Ukrainian Armed Forces is being stolen or misappropriated as of April 2026.
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International observers found systemic failures in Nigeria’s 2023 electoral conduct.
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The 2023 general election in Nigeria met the minimum international standards for free and fair elections.
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The Arctic is warming at least twice as fast as the global average.
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The Arctic is warming at a rate significantly faster than the global average temperature increase.
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CDC surveillance data in April 2026 puts unvaccinated pediatric flu deaths near 85%.
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Approximately 90% of pediatric influenza deaths in the United States during the 2025-2026 flu season occurred among unvaccinated children.
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Transport for London data shows ULEZ cut key pollutants about 24–29%.
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London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone reduced air pollution in covered zones by at least 50% ahead of schedule.
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On February 16, 2024, a Seoul court awarded unions about 133 million KRW over Samsung union-busting.
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On April 16, 2026, the Seoul Central District Court ordered Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics Service, Samsung C&T, and several former and current executives to pay approximately 133 million KRW in damages to the Korean Metal…
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No official Trimble statement or legal filing verifies the April 2026 allegation.
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Trimble Europe B.V. has alleged that St. Peter Life Plan, Inc. is using SketchUp software without a proper license as of April 2026.
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