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The universe is indifferent, but astronomy, science, and nature help us make sense of its mysteries.✨🚀
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Joined July 2021
Look at these sand dunes on Mars 🌵. The Mastcam camera on the Curiosity rover in action.
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@CreepyOrg Russian man identified as “Viktor,” who allegedly stormed into a hair salon in the town of Meshchovsk waving a pistol and demanding money. The owner of the shop was a “delicate” 28-year-old woman by the name of Olga. When Viktor tried to take her money, Olga took him by
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@creepydotorg The "Elephant's Foot" is located in the basement of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, specifically beneath Reactor Number 4. It formed when the reactor suffered a catastrophic meltdown on April 26, 1986. During the meltdown, intense heat caused the nuclear fuel rods to melt,.
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@fasc1nate Noor Inayat Khan was posthumously awarded the George Cross, one of the highest civilian decorations in the United Kingdom, for her extraordinary bravery. She remains the only female wireless operator in Nazi-occupied Europe to receive such an honor.
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@historyinmemes This is the very first 1899 cat video made by Louis Lumière. The video has been colored and the playback speed has been adjusted.
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@historyinmemes This U.S. Navy pilot is Jeremiah Denton, who was captured during the Vietnam War. While being forced by his captors to participate in a propaganda interview, he blinked the word **T-O-R-T-U-R-E** in Morse code. This was the first confirmation to the U.S. military and government.
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@fasc1nate What makes "The Door to Hell" fascinating is its unintended ecological impact. While it was ignited to burn off gas and prevent environmental hazards, the perpetually burning crater has become a unique ecosystem. Researchers have discovered spiders that have adapted to the.
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@historyinmemes Queen Elizabeth II not only attended John and Frances Canning's wedding but also spent around 30 minutes chatting with the guests and offering her warm congratulations to the newlyweds.
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@Rainmaker1973 When you mix hot water, baking soda, and salt with aluminum foil, a cool science trick called electrolysis comes into play. The aluminum acts as a sacrificial anode, meaning it gives up electrons more easily than silver. As a result, the aluminum oxidizes, releasing electrons.
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@creepydotorg Glasses taken off Auschwitz prisoners before they were sent to the gas chamber. They were discovered after liberation, lying in piles in six warehouses. Poland, Auschwitz, 1945.
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@gunsnrosesgirl3 These Rabbit Lake's unique ice quality is attributed to its low mineral content, making it freeze with exceptional clarity. This phenomenon allows skaters to see through the ice to the lake's bottom, creating a surreal and magical experience. The lake's location and environmental.
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@fasc1nate Tonda Dickerson, after her lottery win and the legal battles, became quite the philanthropist. She supported organizations like local schools, medical research, and charities helping those in need. It's like she turned her wild ride into a force for good, spreading the wealth and.
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@Rainmaker1973 At the Art Museum of Illusions in Prague. you can challenge perspective with a split chair or get lost in Purism, a "reversible" work by Patrick Hughes.
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@creepydotorg Trump moments after being shot. Bullet looks like it hit his ear. Inch away from missing his skull.
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@historyinmemes Biden: "In beer brew here. huh ish issah use to make the brew beer here. issh weer-fining oooh earth rider. thanks for the Great Lakes!”
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@historyinmemes Bruce Lee beats two professional table tennis players, using only the nunchucks.
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@Rainmaker1973 The pyramid's four sides each have 91 steps, and when you add the top platform as the final step, it totals 365 steps ,the equivalent of days in a solar year. This intentional alignment reflects the Mayan civilization's deep connection to astronomy and their ability to.
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@fasc1nate Chinese water torture exploits the "drip, drip, drip" concept. Imagine a single water droplet consistently hitting the same spot on a person's forehead. Individually, the droplets are harmless, but their rhythmic persistence becomes maddening. Over time, it can induce extreme.
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@historyinmemes A rare and unique fact about the production of *Shrek* is that *Chris Farley* was originally cast as the voice of Shrek, and he had even recorded about 85-90% of the dialogue before his untimely death in 1997. The original version of Shrek was much different, with Farley’s voice.
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@Culture_Crit Antwerpen-Centraal railway station, Belgium. The station is widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture in Belgium, although the extraordinary eclecticism of the influences on Delacenserie's design had led to a difficulty in assigning it to a particular
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@historyinmemes A rare and unique fact about that 1998 Hell in a Cell match is that the unscripted fall through the cage wasn’t the only real injury Mankind (Mick Foley) suffered that night. Later in the match, when The Undertaker chokeslammed him onto a pile of thumbtacks, Foley had over 300.
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@gunsnrosesgirl3 The leatherback sea turtle, scientifically known as Dermochelys coriacea, is the largest of all living sea turtle species. These incredible creatures boast a unique anatomical characteristic - instead of a hard, bony shell like other sea turtles, their shell is leathery and.
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@CreepyOrg Elephants have an incredible memory due to the large and complex structure of their brains. The hippocampus, a part of their brain responsible for memory and spatial awareness, is highly developed. This allows them to remember not only locations and landmarks but also past.
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@historyinmemes There’s a book shop in southwest China called Dujiangyan Zhongshuge which is a surreal experience, spiraling staircases, curved archways and strategically-placed mirrors, creating an illusion of infinity .
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@creepydotorg Jennette McCurdy, known for her role as Sam Puckett on iCarly and later on Sam & Cat, opened up about her troubling experiences at Nickelodeon in her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died. One of the most shocking revelations was that the network offered her $300,000 in what she described.
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@Culture_Crit Welcome to the Venice Opera House!. La Fenice (Phoenix) is Venice's most ornate opera house, named after the fact that the original opera house burned down and was rebuilt from the ashes.
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@Rainmaker1973 Luigi Di Ponti's Moka pot ingeniously harnesses basic physics principles. The device operates on Boyle's Law, where increasing the temperature of the water increases its pressure. As water in the lower chamber heats up, it turns into steam, building pressure. This pressurized.
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@fasc1nate Chinese water torture exploits the "drip, drip, drip" concept. Imagine a single water droplet consistently hitting the same spot on a person's forehead. Individually, the droplets are harmless, but their rhythmic persistence becomes maddening. Over time, it can induce extreme.
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@historyinmemes 13-year-old Lionel Messi flew to Spain to sign a contract with Barcelona, 2000.
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@historyinmemes In the late 1800s, coal miners in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, uncovered what seemed to be an ancient, petrified forest 600 feet underground. This wasn’t a small find; they actually stumbled upon an entire layer of fossilized trees, some standing upright, as if frozen in time.
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@CreepyOrg Sabrina D. Harman is a former American soldier, who was court-martialed by the United States Army for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Along with other soldiers of her Army Reserve unit, the 372nd Military Police Company, she was accused of
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@historyinmemes A cartoon portrait of Charles Bronson entitled "Laughing All the Way to the Crematorium.". "Life is full of pain and suffering, but never take it out on nature. Be kind to birds and animals. Only humans deserve to be caged. People like me were born to be prisoners. So leave the
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@Morbidful One unique fact related to this incident is that Charles Whitman's case played a role in increasing awareness about the potential connection between brain tumors and abnormal behavior. The discovery of the tumor pressing against the amygdala highlighted the intricate relationship.
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@Rainmaker1973 Gorilla is thinking that "If I had a dollar for every time a human misunderstood my smirk, I'd be the richest ape in the jungle.".
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@Culture_Crit Antwerpen-Centraal railway station, Belgium. The station is widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture in Belgium, although the extraordinary eclecticism of the influences on Delacenserie's design had led to a difficulty in assigning it to a particular
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@fasc1nate An eight-foot bronze statue of King Arthur near Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, UK.
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@historyinmemes In the 1960s, scientists began exploring the possibility of teaching apes human sign language as a way to understand their cognitive abilities and communication skills. One of the most notable examples is Washoe, a chimpanzee who was raised by researchers Allen and Beatrix.
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✨ One of the most beautiful phenomena is bioluminescence in the sea during rain.
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@ScienceGuys_ When you consume more calories than your body needs, it stores the excess as fat. Fat is a concentrated source of energy, and if you consistently eat more calories than you burn, it leads to weight gain. It's not solely about dietary fat, it's about the overall calorie balance.
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@EuropeInvasionn All Britishers have to be united and will have to bring a new revolution to fix all these things.
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@historyinmemes One fascinating fact about personals ads from the 1890s, especially those seeking English noblemen or distinguished Americans, is how they often subtly reflected the social and economic priorities of the time. During the late Victorian era, marriages weren't just about romance;.
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@MAstronomers All of humanity in one picture except for Michael Collins. Apollo 11, July 1969
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@fasc1nate Galvarino's story is like a real-life superhero saga! Losing his hands didn't stop him; he went back into battle with lances for hands. Imagine having that kind of determination. What's your take on his choice to face death rather than join the other side?.
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@creepydotorg One remarkable and rare aspect about Grigori Perelman’s story is his unusual reclusive lifestyle and philosophical stance towards recognition and material wealth. After solving the Poincaré Conjecture in 2003—a problem unsolved for over a century and considered one of the "Seven.
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@fasc1nate Trudi, the brave elephant at Berlin Zoo, not only shielded her calf during the bombings but also displayed an impressive level of communication with her human caretakers. Zookeepers observed Trudi following their instructions to lead Bulle into the protective indoor quarters,.
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@AdamBumBaddam @Rainmaker1973 Exactly! The hot water makes things move faster, like a catalyst. The baking soda boosts pH, encouraging the tarnish to clear up, and the salt amps up the conductivity, helping those electrons do their job efficiently.
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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Simon O'Rourke embraced the imperfections caused by the storm damage when carving the hand. Instead of hiding the scars, he turned them into intricate patterns, emphasizing the tree's struggle and resilience. It's like the scars became a part of the tree's story, etched into the.
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@PhysInHistory "All men by nature desire to know." Scientists seek knowledge through empirical evidence, while philosophers seek understanding through contemplation and reason. ~ Aristotle.
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@POTUS @JoeBiden Mr. Biden, choosing peace over conflict is a big deal. Einstein once said, "You can't force peace; you've got to understand your way to it." .Navigate wisely Mr @POTUS , don't add storms to the sea , suggest a treaty deal rather than sign a weapon deal. Once the war ends,.
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@historyinmemes The highest point on Earth is Everest 🏔🥶.Mt. Everest averages -19° C. in the summer and -36° C. in the winter. The temperature never goes above freezing. An ordinary thunderstorm in the valley below will metamorphosis into a 75–100 mph atomic-like blast of hoary death on the
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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Alcohol's impact goes way back. In ancient Sumeria, around 4,000 BCE, they had a goddess of beer, Ninkasi, and a hymn dedicated to her included the oldest known beer recipe. Meanwhile, the Code of Hammurabi had regulations on beer quality. In the Middle Ages, and beer was a.
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@PhysInHistory Imagine you have two numbers, let's say 10 and 100. The logarithm base 10 of 100 is 2 because 10 to the power of 2 is 100 (10^2 = 100). In simpler terms, logarithms help us find the power to which a certain number (the base) must be raised to get another number. So, when we say.
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@Rainmaker1973 The Persian wind towers tapped into passive cooling. They had strategically positioned openings to catch prevailing winds, channeling them down into the building. As the air moved through, it picked up heat, creating a breeze that cooled the interior. The towers also utilized the
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@TRobinsonNewEra Rebellion is the only solution.once the demographic changes drastically, you all can't even protest against them on social media even not on streets and roads.
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@Culture_Crit The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. Built by the Crown of Aragon on the site of a Moorish-era mosque, the cathedral is 121 meters (396ft)long, 55 meters (180ft) wide and its nave is 44 meters (144ft) tall.
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@Rainmaker1973 Another fascinating historical aspect is the Gold Standard. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many countries tied their currency to a specific amount of gold, creating the Gold Standard. This meant that the value of a country's currency was directly linked to a fixed quantity
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@historyinmemes It's interesting to explore different perspectives, but it's crucial to rely on established facts. One unique aspect is that retroreflectors were placed on the moon during the Apollo missions. These reflectors continue to reflect laser beams sent from Earth, providing irrefutable.
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@RadioGenoa Illegal migrants storm the parliament in Reykjavik, Iceland as a debate starts in the chamber on tougher immigration laws . The migrants demand social housing and their family members entry into Iceland. Iceland has only 370 000 inhabitants & very little migration.
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@Morbidful In March 2023, a disturbing case emerged from Arizona, where Melody Felicano Johnson was accused of attempting to murder her husband, Roby Johnson, a member of the US Air Force, by poisoning his coffee with bleach. Despite undergoing divorce proceedings, the couple, who share a
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This is where physics plays a major role ✨. This is the moment when a true physicist rises. Look at the face of the child's Father 😂.
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@engineers_feed Rule 2: Choose your battles wisely. Not every piece of information needs to be shared in every situation. .
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@Culture_Crit Antwerpen-Centraal railway station, Belgium. The station is widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture in Belgium, although the extraordinary eclecticism of the influences on Delacenserie's design had led to a difficulty in assigning it to a particular
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@historyinmemes Traditional tattoos among Balkan Slavic women, especially in Croatia and Bosnia, were not only a form of cultural expression but also a symbol of resistance. These tattoos, often inked on hands, forearms, and chests, included geometric patterns and Christian crosses. They served.
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@gunsnrosesgirl3 When elk shed their antlers, it's called antler casting. This process happens annually and is influenced by hormonal changes. The antlers grow back larger each year, and the shedding is essential for the elk to conserve energy and prepare for the next antler growth cycle.
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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Sea cucumbers engage in a process known as bioturbation. As they feed on the ocean floor, they ingest sand and sediment, extracting any organic particles present. These particles are then processed within the sea cucumber's digestive system. What makes it fascinating is that they.
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@historyinmemes Tony Bennett sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" with Judy Garland on episode 11 of The Judy Garland Show, December 15, 1963. You can see how much they adored each other.
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@ScienceGuys_ Only half a Dolphin's brain sleeps at a time. Dolphins are mammals so although they live in the sea, and can hold their breath for an exceptionally long time, they do have to come up for air from time to time. It is for this reason that a Dolphin's brain will never fully.
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@fasc1nate Another intriguing fact is that Lucille Ball's pregnancy on "I Love Lucy" was not only a television milestone but also a strategic business move. Desi Arnaz, who played her on-screen husband, insisted on using film instead of the then-standard live broadcasts. This decision
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SpaceX has officially launched the Polaris Dawn mission! 🚀. ✅ The Falcon 9 B1083’s first stage successfully landed on the JRTI drone ship after its 4th flight, marking another smooth launch for SpaceX. The Crew Dragon spacecraft has detached from the second stage and is now in
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@DrLoupis True, almost all Christians are criticizing this ceremony but most of them don't know the agenda behind this and the organisers behind this event and what's their goal towards all white people , western countries and their cultures.
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@Rainmaker1973 The pole and line method involves using a simple pole, usually with a single baited hook, and each fish is individually caught. This precision helps reduce bycatch, meaning fewer accidental catches of other marine life like dolphins or sharks. It's a more targeted approach,.
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@historyinmemes Mount Roraima is one of the 115 tepuis in the Gran Sabana. It is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. The tabletop mountains of the park are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to some two billion years ago in
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@Culture_Crit Some researchers propose that the ancient Egyptians might have used a system of water locks to move the massive stones into place. By strategically flooding certain areas, they could have floated the stones on barges, making the transportation process a bit like a watery puzzle.
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@ScienceGuys_ Brain dissection is a process where the brain is carefully separated into its different parts for scientific study. One fascinating fact is that the human brain consists of about 86 billion neurons, which are specialized cells transmitting information. Scientists dissect brains.
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@PhysInHistory One fascinating aspect of the Simulated Reality Hypothesis is its connection to quantum physics. Some theories propose that if our reality is simulated, the simulation might leave subtle "glitches" or anomalies. Quantum phenomena, such as particles behaving differently when.
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@PhysInHistory Quantum entanglement is a mind-bending concept where particles become interconnected, and the state of one instantly influences the other, regardless of distance. It's like science fiction, but it's a well-established phenomenon in quantum mechanics.
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@creepydotorg ⚡A "Doomsday fish" was found off the coast of Taiwan. Divers from Taiwan have encountered a giant Herring king, which is rumored to be a harbinger of upcoming earthquakes. Some locals believe that the fish swims to the surface right before the earthquake. Because of its size
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@PhysInHistory Actually Sagan's concern touches on the concept of a "scientifically literate" society. It's not just about people knowing facts but understanding the scientific method and critical thinking. When citizens grasp the basics, they can make more informed decisions about policies.
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