π¨ Brussels Expo 58 and the Atomium (1958)
Where: Atomium, Brussels
π On This Day: April 17
April 17, 1958: Brussels Expo 58 and the Atomium. On this day in 1958, the world's fair Expo 58 opened in Brussels, Belgium. Its symbol was the Atomium, a building shaped like a giant model of an iron crystal. Its nine shiny spheres stand for atoms, and you can go inside them.
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π§ Question of the day
How many shiny spheres does the Atomium have?
- Nine
- Three
- Twenty
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Answer: Nine
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What happened on April 17?
April 17, 1958: Brussels Expo 58 and the Atomium. It happened in Atomium, Brussels.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_58