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science childhood nature

Jane Goodall's father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee.

world border conflict

India And China Have A "Border Clash" Every So Often.

space distance supernovae 🌎

The first Supernovae observed outside of our own galaxy was in 1885.

female science math figure

Marilyn Vos Savant.

ddd.

war political global

US and Russia Blocking UN plans for a Global Ceasefire amid Crisis..

movie funny female figure

Gilda Radner.

sarcasm band

Sarcasm is an old-school thrash band with a specific Balkan Area Thrash sound.

global

Simonetta Di Pippo is the current Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.

space moon earth relative size

The Earth weighs about 81 times more than the Moon.

space

There are more volcanoes on Venus than any other planet in our solar system.

female art figure

Eleanor Lambert.

space mark moon

Footprints left on the Moon won’t disappear.

world environment life

Metabolism of the terrestrial biosphere.

rhyme origins

the origins for the nursery rhyme "Rub a dub dub".

interesting surprise

Mile Tyson raises pigeons.

sport tennis history

In the beginning, tennis courts were hourglass-shaped.

drink alcohol wine vegan

Not all wine is vegan.

Israel should declare sovereignty.

science history war

The Nazi's Attempt to Build a Sun Gun.

historical figure female

President Harry Truman appointed Georgia Neese Clark as the first female Treasurer in 1949.

planet space orbit gravity 🌎

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet.

war music female figure

Vera Lynn.

pregnancy glow

The “Pregnancy Glow” is Real.

mountain tall sacred

Kangchenjunga, the tallest mountain until a survey of Everest, has never been fully climbed.

The Hidden origin of the term "dude".

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.

army training

As part of military training recruits are sprayed with pepper spray and then required to engage in combat.

sochi russia olympics

In its final budget published in June 2014, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics cost 1,524 billion rubles (US$49.5 billion).

band reunion tour

ABBA turned down 1 billion dollars to do a reunion tour.

space system area ice 🌎

The Kuiper Belt, a region of our Solar System beyond Neptune.

sleep burn fat dinner food 🌎

Not eating before bed burns fat.

desert snow cold dry 🌎

in 1979, it snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes.

number math language global

"Billion" is the European name for "Trillion" in the US.

sport figure

Roger Federer.

nature science animal

Portuguese Man o’ War is actually Not a Jellyfish..

political figure

Margaret Thatcher.

education figure female

Maria Montessori.

asd.

space growth gravity 🌎

Astronauts can grow approximately 5 cm in height when in space.

natural science

A Danish company Modified a Version of Plant, that Changes from Green to Red when being near Landmines.

citizen municipal law national

In Switzerland, applications for citizenship are decided at the municipal level.

society fit health psychological

People who Post their Fitness routine to Facebook are More Likely to have Psychological Problems..

science flight old

Vacuum Airships.

history

The first gun in Canadian history.

space liquid tension 🌎

Any free-moving liquid in outer space will form itself into a sphere.

building material historical

Concrete Used in Ancient Rome.

movie sound music history

Optical sound.

environmental technology

Clean technologies keep getting cheaper.

space size dot storm

Jupiter’s Red Spot is shrinking.

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