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  1. SpaceA gamma-ray burst spotted on 16 December 1999 was nicknamed the Beethoven Burst because it arrived on the composer's presumed birthday.Adapted from Wikipedia
  2. SpaceThe largest outpouring of lava ever witnessed came from Pillan Patera, a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, in 1997.Adapted from Wikipedia

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