1) A stretch of desert called Bir Tawal near Egypt doesn't belong to any nation. ____________, Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica is officially unowned. a) Incidentally b) Likewise 2) A golden record launched onto space on the Voyager probe in 1977 has recordings of whale songs and ocean waves. __________, it has greetings in 53 languages. a) Furthermore b) Admittedly 3) In 1898 a mysterious Viking runestone was discovered in Minnesota in the US. _________, there's considerable evidence that the stone is fake. a) Admittedly b) Furthermore 4) New York City was the first capital of the US. _________, the capital moved to Philadelphia in 1791 and Washington, D.C., in 1800, where it remains. a) However b) Consequently 5) Iceland's Blue Lagoon seems like a naturally occurring spring. ______, it's formed by runoff from a geothermal plant.  a) As a result b) However 6) According to Japanese legend, a cat once led to safety from a storm. _________, the maneki-neko, or beckoning cat, became popular as a lucky charm.  a) Thus b) Nevertheless 7) In the early 20th century, American progressives achieved lasting economic and social reforms. ________, this time period is called the Progressive Era. a) Accordingly b) Presumably 8) Jonas Salk created a vaccine that virtually eradicated the polio disease, but he never patented it. ________, it was the most selfless act in medicine. a) Arguably b) Even so 9) Nostradamus, a 16th-century astrologer, is often said to have predicted modern events. ________, this relies on an overly broad interpretation of his writing. a) Indeed b) However

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