Under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), what percentage of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile was required to be converted into a less dangerous form?

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Before the 2015 JCPOA forced its reduction, Iran's enriched uranium stockpile was estimated to be sufficient for building approximately how many nuclear weapons?

The Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) required Iran to convert 98% of enriched uranium into a less dangerous form—equivalent to 10 nuclear weapons' worth.

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At which 2015 global summit did negotiators discover a translation discrepancy in the French-language version of the final legal text?

Paris Agreement negotiators in 2015 discovered the binding legal language had a translation error in French, creating ambiguity that persists today.

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Colombia's 2016 peace referendum, narrowly rejected by about 0.5% of votes, covered a peace accord with which armed group?

Colombia's 2016 peace accord with FARC rebels initially failed a public referendum by 0.5%, forcing negotiators to restart talks from scratch.

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Approximately how many people worldwide died in the 1918 influenza pandemic, making it one of history's deadliest disease outbreaks?

The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic killed an estimated 50-100 million people worldwide, yet it remains less culturally remembered than diseases affecting far fewer people.

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Historians argue that which grassroots Polish movement, rather than direct military confrontation, made the Berlin Wall's eventual collapse inevitable?

Polish electrician Lech Wałęsa's Solidarity movement, not direct military pressure, destabilized the Soviet bloc and made the wall's collapse inevitable.

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Which political party's 71-year hold on Mexico's presidency ended with its defeat in the 2000 election?

Mexico's 2000 election ended 71 years of one-party rule when exit polls proved so accurate that the ruling party conceded defeat before official results.