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Saturday, 29 November 2025

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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Brain

Physical activity is equally important for the proper functioning of the brain, as it helps to create new nerve connections.

Medium-intensity aerobic exercise is considered the most effective.

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Aurora

In Finnish, the aurora is referred to as "revontulet, " which means "fox fire".

The name comes from the legend of an arctic fox that ran north, spreading its tail sparks of fire shining in the moonlight.

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Fungi

In the past, mushrooms were considered a part of the plant world, a group of fungi.

It was suggested that they had a limited ability to move, their type of growth, and their morphologi ...

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Titan

The largest crater on Titan’s surface in Menrva.

Its diameter is 392 kilometers, and its depth is 2.8 kilometers. It is located 20.1 degrees north of ...

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Phobos

The area of Phobos is 1,548.3 square kilometers.

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Titan

There are three seas on its surface.

The largest–Kraken Mare–has an area of 400,000 square kilometers, Ligeia Mare has an area of 126,000 ...

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Cosmos

The largest crater in the Solar System is located on the surface of Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon.

The crater has a diameter of 15.600 kilometers and was discovered on 7th August 2020. So far it has not been named.

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Liver

One of the main symptoms of a malfunctioning liver is a change in skin and eye color.

They can turn yellow because of unprocessed bilirubin, which is a by-product of the catabolism of heme (a precursor to hemoglobin).

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Silver

Silver does not react with clean air and water.

However, it becomes dull upon contact with ozone, hydrogen sulfide, and air polluted with sulfur compounds. Silver halides slowly decompose when exposed to light.

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Cosmos

The exact size of the universe cannot be estimated.

We can perceive only the visible region of it (one from which light can move faster than the expandi ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...