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What is the largest railway station in the world?

The largest railway station in the world is New York Central Station. Trains arrive and leave it every two minutes.

Half a million people pass through the station every day.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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Where did the different breeds of dogs come from?

Dogs were domesticated before other animals. Since this happened, people have developed more than 200 breeds of dogs. In some cases, breeds were bred for specific needs. Often, getting into new countries, dogs either mated with local wild dogs, or changed, adapting to a foreign climate.

Climatic differences are one of the reasons why, for example, smooth-haired dogs are found in Mexico, and long-haired dogs in the Far North. Classifying dog breeds is as difficult as tracing their origins.

There are hunting dogs that follow scents in the air, hounds that hunt by scent, terriers that burrow to hunt, working dogs, toy dogs, and all sorts of crosses.

There are various theories about the origin of some dog breeds. Pointers are probably descendants of Foxhounds. During the hunt, they make a stand (from the English "to point") for game. Most beagles are probably descendants of the dog known in France as the Saint-Hubert. Foxhounds, the fastest hounds, are supposedly a cross between fine-scented hounds and fast hounds. An unusual breed of kunhound was bred by the pioneers of America.

Newfoundlands are considered a cross between English search dogs and some types of reliable shepherds, and the ancestors of the St. Bernards were three types of dogs at once. The Great Dane, apparently, appeared as a result of crossing a mastiff and a greyhound. The Spitz is a relative of the Chow Chow and was bred in Germany. Bulldogs were bred in the Middle Ages and are related to mastiffs.

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