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Slovakia before Austro-Hungarian Empire

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 Before becoming part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the territory that is now Slovakia was historically part of various kingdoms and empires. Here's an overview of Slovakia's history before the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Early History: The region of present-day Slovakia has been inhabited since ancient times. It was settled by Celtic tribes, followed by Germanic, Slavic, and later Hungarian peoples. The Slavic tribes that settled in the area eventually formed the foundation of what would become the Slovak nation. Great Moravian Empire (9th-10th Century): In the 9th century, the territory of present-day Slovakia was part of the Great Moravian Empire, a Slavic state that played a crucial role in the history of the region. Great Moravia was a significant power in Central Europe and had a strong cultural and religious influence, especially through the work of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who introduced Christianity and the Old Church Slavonic language. Kingdom of Hungary (11th Centu

A perfect alignment of all eight planets in our solar system

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  A perfect alignment of all eight planets in our solar system, where they line up in a single straight line, is virtually impossible. This is because the planets don't orbit the sun on the same flat plane. Instead, they travel around the sun on slightly tilted elliptical paths. Even a near perfect alignment, where all eight planets are clustered together in a small region of sky, is incredibly rare. Estimates suggest a full alignment of all eight planets within 1 degree of each other happens roughly every 13.4 trillion years. The next time all eight planets will be in the same 180-degree slice of sky is predicted to be on May 6, 2492. However, we can see alignments of some of the planets from time to time. These gatherings are more frequent and don't have any significant effect on Earth. For example, on February 28, 2025, seven of the eight planets will be visible in the pre-dawn sky.