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Sunday, 31 May 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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Earth
The Earth formed from a proto-planetary disk around the Sun about 4.54 billion years ago.
For its first billion years, it was a hostile, harsh, rocky place where life did not exist. According to research, the first living organisms appeared in Earth's oceans about 3.5 billion years ago.
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lava
Magma can also solidify deep within the Earth's crust.
It then forms intrusions, bodies of rock that have penetrated between older rock formations. In the ...
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NASA
Any astronaut interested in working for NASA has to complete 1 000 hours of flying time.
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Moon
The Moon is so far the only celestial body on which humans have landed.
The first successful landing on the Moon took place on July 20, 1969, at 21:17 CET. Shortly after la ...
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Earth
There are over 7.8 billion people in the world.
It took humanity over 2 million years to reach a population of one billion. In 2011, there were 7 bi ...
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Earth
Depending on the classification, there are five to seven continents on Earth.
According to the most common division, there are Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, ...
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Earth
The Earth, like all planets in space, is doomed to destruction.
Life on the surface of our planet has been wiped out many times by great cataclysms called great ext ...
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Graphene
The Koreans are currently the most advanced in the industrial production of graphene.
Graphene can be used to produce new types of screens (touch or liquid crystal), solar panels, and co ...
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Anorexia Nervosa
Environmental factors have a large impact on the onset of anorexia.
The widespread cult of beauty and a slim figure - the promotion of skinny models, excessive physical ...
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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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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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