20 Facts about Amnesty International

1. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights. 2. Amnesty International is also commonly known as Amnesty or AI. 3. Amnesty International is the world’s largest human rights movement, with more than 3 million members in more than 150 countries. 4. Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article “The Forgotten Prisoners” in The Observer 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson. 5. The article …

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20 Facts about the UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions, also known as the Champions League, is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1992. 1. European Cup Before 1992, the competition was officially called the “European Champion Clubs’ Cup”, but was usually referred to simply as the “European Cup”. 2. Winning clubs A total of 22 clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup. 3. Most successful club Real Madrid is the most …

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25 Facts about the Internet

1. Origins The origins of the Internet date back to research commissioned by the United States government in the 1960s to build robust, fault-tolerant communication via computer networks. 2. ARPANET The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was one of the world’s first operational packet switching networks, the first network to implement TCP/IP, and the progenitor of what was to become the global Internet. 3. First Nodes The first two nodes of what would become …

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16 Facts about Nursing

The International Nurses Day is celebrated since 1965. In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who is widely considered the founder of modern nursing. 1. According to American Nurses Association, nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in …

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Top 30: Cities With the Worst Air Pollution

The database on ambient (outdoor) air pollution – the largest of its kind – covers 1600 cities and 91 countries, and indicates where air pollution levels and the related health risks are higher. The aim of this database is not to rank cities or countries but to reflect the monitoring efforts undertaken in those countries. World Health Organization (WHO) has brought together this information on ambient air pollution collected by cities worldwide in order to …

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Top 20: Least Peaceful Countries in the World in 2013

The Global Peace Index (GPI) is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. It is the product of Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) and developed in consultation with an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks with data collected and collated by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Countries covered by the GPI must either have a population of more than 1 million or a land area …

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Top 12: F1’s greatest drivers of all time

Formula One (Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of single seater auto racing and it’s very popular among the lovers of motorsports. The cars used in F1 are the fastest multi-turn circuit-racing cars in the world, and reach speeds of up to 350 km/h (220 mph)! Toplst presents you a list of the 12 greatest drivers since Formula One started in 1950. All the drivers listed below are already retired from racing. 12. …

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Top 20: Most Peaceful Countries in the World in 2013

The Global Peace Index (GPI) is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations peacefulness. Countries covered by the GPI must either have a population of more than 1 million or a land area greater than 20,000 square kilometers. 20. Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. It is bordered to the north by China and to the south, …

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19 Facts about the Space

1. Brown Dwarfs Brown dwarfs are sometimes referred to as “failed” stars. They are too low in mass to fuse atoms at their cores, and thus don’t burn with the fires, that keep stars like our sun shining steadily for billions of years. Instead, these objects cool and fade with time, until what little light they do emit is at infrared wavelengths. The Y’s are the coldest members of the brown dwarf family. One of …

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