Diamond is a precious gem stone. 

It is the hardest natural substance known on our planet.  

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A compass is an instrument used to determine and indicate directions by means of a freely- turning magnetic needle pointing to magnetic north.  

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America and Europe are two continents which are separated by the Atlantic ocean. 

The ocean was named in this way after Atlantis. 

The North Atlantic ocean is the saltiest of the main oceans , and it has the most tidal range .  

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On August,11, 1999,the sun was totally eclipsed. 

For a few minutes, night set in  right in the middle of the day because the moon had placed itself between the earth and the sun.

This phenomenon could be observed  by people wearing special glasses in various areas in England, France, and many other countries.  

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New York time is 6 hours slow on GMT. 

Moscow is 3 hours fast on GMT while Sweden is only one hour fast on GMT. 

So just add or substract from your own local GMT.  

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The lake is located in north central Scotland.

 It is 35 km long and more than 200 m deep.

Although some people pretend having spotted Nessie, there is no scientific evidence that the creature may exist.

Many expeditions have been sent for the purpose of tracing the existence of the so-called "Loch Ness monster", but to no avail. To date, Nessie has remained an invisible entity, perhaps the mere product of the fertile imagination and fantasy of some people.

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Before 1884, people set their clocks by the sun. In 1884, Standard Time , the time at the prime meridian  or universal time, also called GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), was created. Greenwich, borough of Greater London,  was chosen as the primary point of reference, the prime meridian, for Standard Time throughout the world. The earth was divided into twenty-four regions of one hour, each with a different time of day. The sun takes an hour to cross each zone. The regions are along the lines of longitude, Greenwich, being the Prime Meridian, or starting point, the zero line of longitude. The International Date Line is 180 degrees from the Prime Meridian. This puts it largely in the Pacific Ocean. When you cross the line the date changes. The Western side of the International Date Line is one day ahead of the Eastern side.

There are currently forty-four (44) tripoints in Europe.

Go and visit the site of Rolf Palmberg to learn more about tripoints.