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Detail: The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, not Sweden, is the world’s longest road tunnel at 57.1 kilometers.
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Detail: In 2003, millions protested worldwide against the U.S. invasion of Iraq, marking the largest anti-war demonstration.
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Detail: Matthew Webb, a British swimmer, was the first person to swim across the English Channel in 1875.
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Detail: Grand Central Terminal in New York City is the largest railway station in the world by the number of platforms (44).
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Detail: Erik Weihenmeyer, an American adventurer, became the first blind person to summit Mount Everest in 2001.
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Detail: Dennis Tito, an American engineer and entrepreneur, became the first private space tourist in 2001, traveling aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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Detail: Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, was the first to reach the South Pole in 1911.
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Detail: Magellan’s expedition (1519–1522) provided the first practical proof that the Earth is spherical through circumnavigation.
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Detail: The “I Love You” virus, released in 2000, infected millions of computers worldwide in a single day.
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Detail: Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall globally, with a height of 979 meters.
