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 * ...that the Gagarin's Start rocket launch site (pictured) at Baikonur Cosmodrome was used for over 400 space missions, including the world's first artificial satellite and the first human spaceflight?
 * ...that the Great Wall of China has impacted the process of evolution in plants?
 * ...that the U.S. state of Oregon has a rail network of over 2,400 miles?

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 * 1) Recent additions/2007/October, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2007/October, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2007/October, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.