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  2. Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    50 to 60% of all core radioiodine in the reactor, about 1760 PBq (1760 × 10 15 becquerels), or about 0.4 kilograms (0.88 lb), was released, as a mixture of sublimed vapour, solid particles, and organic iodine compounds. Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8 days.

  3. Russian ruble - Wikipedia

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    As of 2014, Russia's finance minister announced that the sanctions had cost Russia $40 billion, with another $100 billion loss in 2014 due to decrease in the price of oil the same year. [113] Following sanctions imposed in August 2018, economic losses incurred by Russia amounted to around 0.5–1.5% in foregone GDP growth.

  4. Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) - Wikipedia

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    The gap between income and house prices has changed in the last 20 years [clarification needed] such that even in the most affordable regions of England and Wales buyers have to spend six times their income. It was most marked in London, where in 2013 the £300,000 median house price cost 12 times the median London income of £24,600. [81 ...

  5. Horse meat - Wikipedia

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    The killing of horses for human consumption is widely opposed in countries such as the U.S., [59] [22] the UK [60] [failed verification] and Greece where horses are generally considered to be companion and sporting animals only. [61]

  6. Magnesium - Wikipedia

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    An adult body has 22–26 grams of magnesium, [15] [113] with 60% in the skeleton, 39% intracellular (20% in skeletal muscle), and 1% extracellular. [15] Serum levels are typically 0.7–1.0 mmol/L or 1.8–2.4 mEq /L. Serum magnesium levels may be normal even when intracellular magnesium is deficient.

  7. Jim Justice - Wikipedia

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    James Conley Justice II [2] (born April 27, 1951) is an American politician and coal baron [3] [4] serving as the junior United States senator from West Virginia since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 36th governor of West Virginia from 2017 to 2025.

  8. Gaza War (2008–2009) - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. When this tag was added, its readable prose size was 21,000 words. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (October 2023) Gaza War Part of ...