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Saturday, 20 June 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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Mushrooms
Mycelium are able to communicate with trees, plants.
This communication involves the multidirectional flow of information (in the form of chemical compou ...
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Fungi
What distinguishes fungi from animals is the presence of cell walls and vacuoles, which in turn makes them closer to plants.
Fungi do not perform photosynthesis, the cell walls of most fungi contain chitin, which does not occ ...
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Snow
It is highly likely that no two snowflakes exist and have never existed exactly alike.
Snow crystals are almost perfectly symmetrical, although most are irregular in many respects. The ru ...
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Aurora
The phenomenon of the aurora borealis is the reason for increased tourism in the areas where it occurs.
In Finnish Lapland, a hotel (houses imitating igloos) was built, where the aurora can be admired lyi ...
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Earth
The highest point on Earth is Mount Everest.
The peak is 8848 m above sea level. However, Mount Everest is not the farthest point from the center ...
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Ganymede
It was discovered on January 11, 1610, by Galileo Galilei or a few days earlier by Simon Marius.
In his work from 1614, Marius claimed that he made his discovery a few days before Galileo, and Galileo accused him of lying and plagiarism.
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Large Magellanic Cloud
It contains approximately 60 globular clusters, 700 open clusters, and 400 planetary nebulae.
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Moon
The moon was formed about 4527 billion years ago, or about 30 to 50 million years after the formation of the solar system.
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Aurora
There are two types of auroras: northern - Aurora Borealis, and southern - Aurora Australis.
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Enceladus
The surface temperature of the moon is 75 K.
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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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