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Monday, 20 April 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Anorexia Nervosa
Despite the literal translation of the term, the feeling of hunger is very often present in a person with this disorder.
Pathological control of this feeling, the need to eat, is a source of satisfaction for the patient.
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Earth
According to analyses, the Earth will be able to support life for another 0.5 to 2.3 billion years.
As hydrogen deposits in the solar core decrease, the star's brightness is expected to increase. In j ...
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Brain
The brain generates up to 80,000 thoughts a day.
That's over 3,000 thoughts per hour.
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Amber
Paleontologists used organisms trapped within amber to identify over 1,000 extinct species.
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Phobos
The surface of Phobos is covered with streaks and ditches approximately 30 meters deep, 200 meters wide, and up to 20 km long.
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Milky Way
Its diameter is from 100 to 120 thousand light years.
It is therefore a relatively large galaxy, although some cosmic giants may dwarf it in size. IC 1101 is about 20 times larger than the Milky Way, with a diameter of 2 million light-years.
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Milky Way
The solar system is 27.000 light years away from the center of the Milky Way.
It is located on the inner side of the Orion Arm, one of at least four arms of the galaxy. Their exa ...
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lava
Underwater eruption produces pillow lava.
It cools very quickly and splits into ellipsoidal, usually flattened lobes resembling pillows or loa ...
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Titan
So far, more than 80 lakes have been discovered on its surface.
The seas and lakes of Titan are filled with liquid hydrocarbons.
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Mushrooms
The science that studies fungi is mycology. Mycologists have developed several classification systems for fungi.
A less official classification groups fungi due to: Thallus form - large-fruited fungi and microsco ...
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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