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    Jumbo jets were named after a famous elephant called Jumbo.

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Pakistan tested nuclear weapons in retaliation to India’s nuclear testing

On the 28th May, 1998, Pakistan announced that they had performed five nuclear tests within the Chaghai Hills in Balochistan, in response to India’s recent nuclear testing.

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