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Jose Luis Chilavert is a famous Paraguayan goalkeeper, not Chilean. He played for Paraguay's national team, not Chile. Therefore, the statement that he was goalkeeper of the Chilean selection is false.

The pillar in front of the Jagannath Temple at Puri is called Aruna Stambha. It was originally located at the Sun Temple, Konark. Garuda is the mount of Vishnu, but this pillar is dedicated to Aruna, the charioteer of the sun god.

The FIFA World Cup is indeed held every 4 years. This tradition started in 1930 and has continued except during World War II when tournaments were cancelled.

The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984. The toxic gas leak began shortly after midnight on December 3, killing thousands of people.

Dow Chemical Company acquired Union Carbide Corporation in 2001. This acquisition has been controversial as victims argue Dow should accept liability for the Bhopal tragedy, though Dow denies responsibility.

Union Carbide paid US$470 million to the Indian government as compensation for the Bhopal gas tragedy in an out-of-court settlement in 1989. This amount was widely criticized as inadequate.

The FIFA World Cup began in 1930 and is held every four years (except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II). Counting from 1930 to 2006 (the last tournament before 2009), there were 18 tournaments: 1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006.

Sachin Tendulkar scored test centuries against all major Test-playing nations except Zimbabwe. His centuries came at grounds in Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies, but never in Zimbabwe despite playing there. Kenya was not a Test-playing nation during his career.

Sachin Tendulkar famously used bats from POWER (Adidas), MRF, and briefly used Addidas/Adidas-branded bats during his career. However, he never used WILLS brand bats in international cricket - WILLS was primarily associated with other players and was not one of his sponsors.