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  2. List of national identity card policies by country - Wikipedia

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    The machine readable code contains all printed text information about the card holder (it replaces the QR Code) while both chips (the smart card chip is hidden under the golden contact pads) contain all personal information about the card holder along with a JPEG photo of the card holder, a JPEG photo with the card holder's signature, and ...

  3. Green card - Wikipedia

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    The card is known as a "green card" because of its historical greenish color. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It was formerly called a "certificate of alien registration" or an "alien registration receipt card". [ 11 ] Absent exceptional circumstances , immigrants who are 18 years of age or older could spend up to 30 days in jail for not carrying their green cards.

  4. List of Google Easter eggs - Wikipedia

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    "metronome" will have a metronome that can be adjusted from 40 to 218 [failed verification] BPM. [99] "minesweeper" will result in a "Minesweeper" card. By selecting Play, one can play Minesweeper, with 3 difficulties, being Easy (10 by 8 grid with 10 mines), Medium (18 by 14 grid with 40 mines), and Hard (24 by 20 grid with 99 mines).

  5. Quipu - Wikipedia

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    The word Quipu is derived from a Quechua word meaning 'knot' or 'to knot'. [16] The terms quipu and khipu are simply spelling variations on the same word.Quipu is the traditional spelling based on the Spanish orthography, while khipu reflects the recent Quechuan and Aymaran spelling shift.

  6. List of Chinese inventions - Wikipedia

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    With the navigational aid of the 11th century compass and ability to steer at sea with the 1st century sternpost rudder, premodern Chinese sailors sailed as far as East Africa. [3] [4] [5] In water-powered clockworks, the premodern Chinese had used the escapement mechanism since the 8th century and the endless power-transmitting chain drive in ...

  7. Mexico City - Wikipedia

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    Mexico City is the greatest contributor to the country's industrial GDP (15.8%) and also the greatest contributor to the country's GDP in the service sector (25.3%). Due to the limited non-urbanized space at the south—most of which is protected through environmental laws—the contribution of Mexico City in agriculture is the smallest of all ...