Why Are Many National Capitals & Major Cities Coastal?

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What’s the actual difference between whiskey, scotch, brandy, rum, vodka, beer, breezer, and champagne?

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Why do poorer countries tend to have higher fertility rates (births per woman ) than developed or semi-developed nations?

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