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Q360
how did the civil war end
American Civil War
After four years of bloody combat that left over 600,000 soldiers dead and destroyed much of the South's infrastructure, the Confederacy collapsed, slavery was abolished, and the difficult Reconstruction process of restoring national unity and guaranteeing rights to the freed slaves began.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
In the 1860 presidential election , Republicans, led by Abraham Lincoln , opposed expanding slavery into United States' territories .
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Lincoln won, but before his inauguration on March 4, 1861, seven cotton-based slave states formed the Confederacy.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Outgoing Democratic President James Buchanan and the incoming Republicans rejected secession as illegal.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Lincoln's inaugural address declared his administration would not initiate civil war.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Eight remaining slave states continued to reject calls for secession.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Confederate forces seized numerous federal forts within territory claimed by the Confederacy.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
A Peace Conference failed to find a compromise, and both sides prepared for war.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The Confederates assumed that European countries were so dependent on " King Cotton " that they would intervene; none did and none recognized the new Confederate States of America.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Hostilities began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter , a key fort held by Union troops in South Carolina.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Lincoln called for each state to provide troops to retake the fort; consequently, four more slave states joined the Confederacy, bringing their total to eleven.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The Union soon controlled the border states and established a naval blockade that crippled the southern economy.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The Eastern Theater was inconclusive in 1861–62.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The autumn 1862 Confederate campaign into Maryland (a Union state) ended with Confederate retreat at the Battle of Antietam , dissuading British intervention.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation , which made ending slavery a war goal.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
To the west, by summer 1862 the Union destroyed the Confederate river navy, then much of their western armies, and the Union at Vicksburg split the Confederacy in two at the Mississippi River.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
In 1863, Robert E. Lee's Confederate incursion north ended at the Battle of Gettysburg .
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Western successes led to Ulysses S. Grant command of all Union armies in 1864.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
In the Western Theater, William T. Sherman drove east to capture Atlanta and marched to the sea , destroying Confederate infrastructure along the way.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The Union marshaled the resources and manpower to attack the Confederacy from all directions, and could afford to fight battles of attrition through the Overland Campaign towards Richmond, the Confederate capital.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The defending Confederate army failed, leading to Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The American Civil War was one of the earliest true industrial wars .
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Railroads, the telegraph, steamships, and mass-produced weapons were employed extensively.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
The mobilization of civilian factories, mines, shipyards, banks, transportation and food supplies all foreshadowed World War I .
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
It remains the deadliest war in American history , resulting in the deaths of an estimated 750,000 soldiers and an undetermined number of civilian casualties.
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how did the civil war end
American Civil War
Historian John Huddleston estimates the death toll at ten percent of all Northern males 20–45 years old, and 30 percent of all Southern white males aged 18–40.
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Q363
what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
Norrie disease is a genetic disorder that primarily affects the eye and almost always leads to blindness .
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
In addition to the congenital ocular symptoms, some patients suffer from a progressive hearing loss starting mostly in their 2nd decade of life, while another portion may be mentally challenged.
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
Patients with Norrie disease may develop cataracts , leukocoria (a condition where the pupils appear white when light is shone on them), along with other developmental issues in the eye, such as shrinking of the globe and the wasting away of the iris .
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
Around 30–50% of them will also have developmental delay/ mental retardation , psychotic-like features, incoordination of movements or behavioral abnormalities.
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
Most patients are born with normal hearing; however, the onset of hearing loss is very common in early adolescence.
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
About 15% of the patients are estimated to develop all the features of the disease.
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
The disease affects almost only male infants at birth or soon after birth, because the disease is inherited X-linked recessive .
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
Only in very rare cases, females have been diagnosed with Norrie disease as well.
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
The exact incidence number is unknown; only a few hundred cases have been reported so far.
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what causes Phthisis bulbi after birth
Norrie disease
It is a very rare disorder that is not associated with any specific ethnic or racial groups.
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Q364
what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
A contract is an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more parties , each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them.
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
The elements of a contract are "offer" and "acceptance" by "competent persons" having legal capacity who exchange "consideration" to create "mutuality of obligation."
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
Proof of some or all of these elements may be done in writing, though contracts may be made entirely orally or by conduct.
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" in the form of compensation of money or specific performance enforced through an injunction .
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
Both of these remedies award the party at loss the "benefit of the bargain" or expectation damages , which are greater than mere reliance damages , as in promissory estoppel .
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
The parties may be natural persons or juristic persons .
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
A contract is a legally enforceable promise or undertaking that something will or will not occur.
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
The word promise can be used as a legal synonym for contract, although care is required as a promise may not have the full standing of a contract, as when it is an agreement without consideration .
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
Contract law varies greatly from one jurisdiction to another, including differences in common law compared to civil law , the impact of received law , particularly from England in common law countries, and of law codified in regional legislation.
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
Regarding Australian Contract Law for example, there are 40 relevant acts which impact on the interpretation of contract at the Commonwealth (Federal / national) level, and an additional 26 acts at the level of the state of NSW.
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what kind of legal remedy is it to ask someone to fulfill there promise
Contract
In addition there are 6 international instruments or conventions which are applicable for international dealings, such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods .
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how is ASP.NET different from .NET
ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a server-side Web application framework designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages .
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how is ASP.NET different from .NET
ASP.NET
It was developed by Microsoft to allow programmers to build dynamic web sites , web applications and web services .
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how is ASP.NET different from .NET
ASP.NET
It was first released in January 2002 with version 1.0 of the .NET Framework , and is the successor to Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) technology.
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how is ASP.NET different from .NET
ASP.NET
ASP.NET is built on the Common Language Runtime (CLR), allowing programmers to write ASP.NET code using any supported .NET language .
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how is ASP.NET different from .NET
ASP.NET
The ASP.NET SOAP extension framework allows ASP.NET components to process SOAP messages.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide ( INN ) and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synesthesia , an altered sense of time and spiritual experiences , as well as for its key role in 1960s counterculture .
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
It is used mainly as an entheogen , recreational drug , and as an agent in psychedelic therapy .
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
LSD is non-addictive, is not known to cause brain damage, and has extremely low toxicity relative to dose .
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
However, adverse psychiatric reactions such as anxiety, paranoia, and delusions are possible.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
LSD was first synthesized by Albert Hofmann in 1938 from ergotamine , a chemical derived by Arthur Stoll from ergot , a grain fungus that typically grows on rye .
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
The short form "LSD" comes from its early code name LSD-25, which is an abbreviation for the German "Lysergsäure-diethylamid" followed by a sequential number.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
LSD is sensitive to oxygen , ultraviolet light , and chlorine , especially in solution , though its potency may last for years if it is stored away from light and moisture at low temperature.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
In pure form it is a colorless, odorless, tasteless solid.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
LSD is typically delivered orally, usually on a substrate such as absorbent blotter paper , a sugar cube , or gelatin .
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
In its liquid form, it can also be administered by intramuscular or intravenous injection.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
LSD is very potent, with 20–30 μg (micrograms) being the threshold dose.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
New experiments with LSD started in 2009 for the first time in 40 years.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
Introduced by Sandoz Laboratories , with trade-name Delysid, as a drug with various psychiatric uses in 1947, LSD quickly became a therapeutic agent that appeared to show great promise.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
In the 1950s, officials at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) thought the drug might be applicable to mind control and chemical warfare ; the agency's MKULTRA research program propagated the drug among young servicemen and students.
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
The subsequent recreational use of the drug by youth culture in the Western world during the 1960s led to a political firestorm that resulted in its prohibition .
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how does lsd impact the human body
Lysergic acid diethylamide
Currently, a number of organizations—including the Beckley Foundation , MAPS , Heffter Research Institute and the Albert Hofmann Foundation—exist to fund, encourage and coordinate research into the medicinal and spiritual uses of LSD and related psychedelics.
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Q368
how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
The United States Navy 's Sea, Air, Land Teams, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command and United States Special Operations Command .
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how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
"SEAL" is always capitalized in reference to members of the Naval Special Warfare community.
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how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
The acronym is derived from their capacity to operate at sea, in the air, and on land.
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how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
SEALs are male members of the United States Navy.
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how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
An exchange program with the Coast Guard , which graduated three Coast Guardsmen as SEALs, was suspended in 2011.
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how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
The CIA 's highly secretive Special Activities Division (SAD) and more specifically its elite Special Operations Group (SOG) recruits operators from the SEAL Teams.
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how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
Joint Navy SEALs and CIA operations go back to the famed MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War .
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how many hours apart do navy seals run
United States Navy SEALs
This cooperation still exists today and is seen in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in the finding and killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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how many people are in the world
World population
World population estimates from 1800 to 2100, based on UN 2010 projections (red, orange, green) and US Census Bureau historical estimates (black).
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how many people are in the world
World population
Actual recorded population figures are in blue.
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how many people are in the world
World population
According to the highest estimate, the world population may rise to 16 billion by 2100; according to the lowest estimate, it may decline to 6 billion.
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how many people are in the world
World population
The world population is the total number of living humans on Earth .
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how many people are in the world
World population
As of today, it is estimated to number billion by the United States Census Bureau (USCB).
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how many people are in the world
World population
The USCB estimates that the world population exceeded 7 billion on March 12, 2012.
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how many people are in the world
World population
According to a separate estimate by the United Nations Population Fund , it reached this milestone on October 31, 2011.
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how many people are in the world
World population
The world population has experienced continuous growth since the end of the Great Famine and the Black Death in 1350, when it stood at around 370 million.
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how many people are in the world
World population
The highest rates of growth – global population increases above 1.8% per year – were seen briefly during the 1950s, and for a longer period during the 1960s and 1970s.
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how many people are in the world
World population
The growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and had declined to 1.1% by 2011.
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how many people are in the world
World population
Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at about 138 million, and are now expected to remain essentially constant at their 2011 level of 134 million, while deaths number 56 million per year, and are expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040.
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how many people are in the world
World population
Current projections show a continued increase in population in the near future (but a steady decline in the population growth rate), with the global population expected to reach between 7.5 and 10.5 billion by 2050.
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how many people are in the world
World population
Various longer-term estimates predict further growth, stagnation, or even overall decline in the global population by 2150.
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how many people are in the world
World population
Some analysts have questioned the sustainability of further world population growth, citing the growing pressures on the environment, global food supplies, and energy resources.
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Q370
how many people live in memphis tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee , and the county seat of Shelby County .
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how many people live in memphis tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff , south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.
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how many people live in memphis tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis had a population of 672,277 in 2011 making it the largest city in the state of Tennessee , the largest city on the Mississippi River , the third largest in the Southeastern United States , and the 20th largest in the United States.
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how many people live in memphis tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
The greater Memphis metropolitan area , including adjacent counties in Mississippi and Arkansas , had a 2010 population of 1,316,100.
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how many people live in memphis tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
This makes Memphis the second largest metropolitan area in Tennessee, surpassed only by metropolitan Nashville , which has overtaken Memphis in recent years.
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how many people live in memphis tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is the youngest of Tennessee's major cities.
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how many people live in memphis tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
A resident of Memphis is referred to as a Memphian , and the Memphis region is known, particularly to media outlets, as " Memphis & The Mid-South ".
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how many nuclear countries in the world
Nuclear power by country
The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant in France .
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how many nuclear countries in the world
Nuclear power by country
France produces around three quarters of its electricity by nuclear power.
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how many nuclear countries in the world
Nuclear power by country
The Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant in Germany .
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