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General Knowledge


GK: How to Improve Your Knowledge

In the few seconds it takes you to read this, current events have already relegates “current general knowledge” to “history”. No newspaper article, TV newscast or Twitter message is ever truly current – we’re always playing catch-up. The gk lists in this category are either change frequently or don’t fit neatly into other ADDucation categories. Our simple and concise current general knowledge lists can improve your knowledge so you can read less, learn more and be better informed. As Blaise Pascal famously said:

“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter”


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units of measurement

Units of Measurement List

All Units of Measurement List SI, Imperial & USC Units Units of measurement as defined by metrology, the scientific study ...
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Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages Around the World Today Worldwide billions of people converse with each other using over 7000 different languages ...
recent crimean history

Recent Crimean History

Recent Crimean History We've researched more than 2000 years of Crimean history and squeezed it into this recent Crimean history ...
acronyms list

Acronyms List

Acronyms List A-Z 🧠 Includes Popular Abbreviations, Initialisms & Wordplay Generally acronyms are a shorter and convenient way to abbreviate ...
internet chat acronyms

Internet Chat Acronyms 💬

Internet Chat Acronyms 101 Texting Shortcuts 💬 Internet chat acronyms (from Greek: Acro=sharp onym=name) including SMS text messaging shortcuts and ...

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