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Science & Nature
Fascinating facts about physics, biology, space, geology, and the natural world.
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There is a Cosmological Model That Says Our Observable Universe is Inside a Black Hole
December 30, 2022
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There is an Unexplained Global Effect Called "The Hum," Which is Only Heard by About 2-4% of the World's Population. The Phenomenon was Recorded as Early as the 1970s.
December 30, 2022
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Scientists Found Cancer Cells in a 1.7 Million-Year-Old Foot Bone and a 2 Million-Year-Old Spine from Two Ancient Hominin Specimens in South Africa.
December 30, 2022
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JAWS 2: When the Fears of Teenagers in the Movie Were All Too Real
December 26, 2022
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Cigarette Butts are Environmentally Toxic and are Considered the Most Littered Item in the World.
December 24, 2022
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Isaac Newton was Sent Home from School to Avoid the Bubonic Plague. During This Time He Invented Calculus. He was Only 24 Years Old.
December 24, 2022
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Physicist Nikola Tesla Paid an Overdue Hotel Bill with a Box Containing a Working Model of His Death Beam. He Warned Employees Never to Open It.
December 22, 2022
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Ewa Wisnierska, a German Paraglider, Got Sucked Up by a Cumulonimbus Cloud. She Survived the Harsh Temperature and Oxygen Deprivation.
December 7, 2022
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While Both Tea and Coffee Plans Produce Caffeine, This Trait Evolved Independently.
December 5, 2022
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The Hydrangea Flower Color Changes Based on the pH in the Soil. Soil with Acidic Soil Will Sprout Blue Hydrangeas, Basic Soil Will Produce Pink Hydrangeas, and Purple Hydrangeas Will Bloom in Soil Between 5.5 and 6.5 pH.
December 4, 2022
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Medieval Myths Suggest That Salamanders are Resistant to Fire. People Believed That They were Born of Fire.
December 3, 2022
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There are Only 20 Ancient Lakes in the World, with Only Three in North America.
November 22, 2022
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Seaweeds, Like Kelp, are Not Plants. They Belong Under Kingdom Protista. Protists are a Group of Eukaryotic Organisms that are Not Classified as Animals, Plants, or Fungi.
November 20, 2022
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Quarternary Twins are When Two Babies are Both Cousins and Genetically Siblings. This Happens When Two Identical Twin Sisters Have Children with Two Identical Twin Brothers.
November 16, 2022
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House Termites Made It Over to England, But a 27-Year Government Funded Program Eradicated Them in 2021.
November 14, 2022
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Haumea is an Egg-Shaped Dwarf Planet That Can Be Found in Our Solar System. Its Shape is Due the to Incredibly Fast Rotation, and It Even Has Two Moons.
November 9, 2022
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The Largest Living Organism as of 2022 is the Poseidon’s Ribbon Weed. It Spawned from a Single Seed Around 4,500 Years Ago and is Currently 200 Square Kilometers in Size.
November 9, 2022
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A Royal Horticultural Society Test Building Covered in Ivy Stayed 7.2 Celsius Cooler than Non-Covered Buildings. The Leaves Also Kept the Walls Dry which Lowered Humidity and Protected it from Corrosion.
November 9, 2022
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Denny is the Only Known Individual Whose Parents were Two Different Species of Human. She is Known as a Hybrid hominin.
November 1, 2022
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The Fumes from the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE Was So Hot That It Turned One Victim's Brain Into Glass.
October 29, 2022
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