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If You Are Hungry For New Knowledge And Facts About The World, Here Are 50 Posts That You Might Enjoy
As the new year approaches, many people have decided to embark on new adventures. Perhaps you’ve decided that this is finally the year you’ll learn Spanish or figure out how to start sewing your own clothes. Maybe you want to take up tennis, or you plan to start making your own kombucha. Learning something new is always worth it, even if you’re just acquiring fun facts!
We took a trip to The Great Planet on Instagram and gathered some of their most enlightening posts below. We hope that these images teach you something new about our world, and perhaps they’ll even inspire you to share what you’ve learned with your loved ones. Enjoy scrolling through these pics, and be sure to upvote the facts that blow your mind!
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#1
The “Ghosts Of The Mountains” Are Safe! The First-Ever Robust Camera-Trap Survey Just Confirmed That The Snow Leopard Population Has Stabilized At Nearly 400 Individuals
Rich Black 1 week ago
a geneticist weighs in - not enough diversity. inbreeding defects certain to continue. they're all first or second cousins.
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#2
Ore Than 350 Captive Dolphins Will Be Relocated, With Some Rehabilitated For Release And Others Moved To Ocean Sanctuaries Where They Can Live More Freely Under Expert Care
Lotekguy 1 week ago
Yet another way in which we are lagging behind the rest of the world. It's embarrassing.
StrangeOne 1 week ago (edited)
Meanwhile, Belugas and dolphins are still held in the permanently closed Marine Land. Apparently, Marine Land needs Ottawa's permission to move marine life around. I think that's just passing on the blame to someone else. Seriously, I expect more from Canada. But way to go, Mexico. Leading the way by example.
Chris the Bobcat 1 week ago
The traitor trump will then catch them all and make them do tricks.
CatD 1 week ago
Or his sons will shóot them like they did elephants in Africa.
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Sadly, He Was Often Bullied By Other Kids Just For Looking Different. But The Universe Had A Plan
CatD 1 week ago
Gold/Green central heterochromia has run through the Polish side of my family for at least five generations.
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MomaBear 1 week ago
Bless them! I’m so sorry you’ve been bullied sweetheart. your eyes are amazing! My favourite singer, David Bowie, had eyes just like you, and everyone thought his eyes were beautiful . Your cat looks so awesome too x x x :))
CatD 1 week ago
David Bowie appeared to have different colored eyes, but it was actually a condition called anisocoria, where his left pupil was permanently dilated from a teenage fight, making it look dark black against his blue iris, creating the illusion of two different colors, not two different colored irises.
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Andrew Keir 1 week ago
'reason' and 'bullying' aren't that linked - the only reason bullies do it is 'because they can get away with it'.
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This Historic Decision Prioritizes The Well-Being Of Animals And The Protection Of Nature Over Tradition
Jaya 1 week ago (edited)
Animals and nature weren't the main reason for the ban, that was safety and order: Each December, police/ambulances/firefighters are constantly getting attacked by people throwing fireworks at them, people are setting cars on fire with fireworks, and hundreds of people each year end up in the ER because of firework accidents. And those problems also cost society lots and lots of money. Some other reasons were the problems fireworks cause for animals, nature, people with lung diseases and people with PTSD. By the way, it's not a total ban, firework shows are still allowed with a permit.
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago
This is infinitely more sensible. We have to have a permit in Australia anyway.
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Pandemonium 1 week ago
In Japan citizens can buy some pretty cool, powerful fireworks. Much more powerful than what you can buy in most US states. My Japanese friends: "Why are fireworks illegal but guns aren't?"
Merry Grinchmas from Grumpy 1 week ago
Fireworks are unnecessary and passé anyway. We have drones now
Tim Callahan 1 week ago
Horses are unnecessary and passé. We have cars now.
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Stardust she/her 1 week ago
If they tried this in my country then people would protest so bad. Good for you Netherlands
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 week ago (edited)
In Ireland the sale, supply, possession or use of fireworks is illegal but every year there are still dozens of incidents and injuries caused by fireworks. Rarely hear about anyone being prosecuted.
Miki 1 week ago (edited)
I love it :) I don't know how is it going around the world, but in PL for past few years most ppl would agree, but recently there is a growing pushback, and there is a lot of: "f the dogs. They are shіtting everywhere" etc. :/ I live in a country full of morons.
CatD 1 week ago
We just had people in Texas shooting off fireworks on Christmas. At least I THINK it was fireworks 🎇
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Kenya Officially Opened The World’s Largest Rhino Sanctuary! Tsavo West Has Been Expanded To A Massive 3,200 Km² To Help Black Rhino Populations Grow By 8% Every Year
#6
Technology Is Winning The Fight Against Poaching. Major Reserves Reported Zero Rhino Poaching After Deploying New AI Thermal Cameras
Alex Kennedy 1 week ago
If we did that, people would just breed poachers in their homes, then when they got old enough, turn them in for the bounty. There would be even more poachers! Think, man, think!
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Leg less In Minneapolis 1 week ago
Where "Shoot-to-K**l" Policies Exist India: Maharashtra state, and particularly Kaziranga National Park, have policies allowing forest guards to shoot suspected poachers on sight to protect rhinos and tigers. Africa: Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Swaziland have employed shoot-to-k**l tactics, with Botswana seeing significant success in reducing poaching to near zero,.
Spark 1 week ago
I'm a pacifist, but this is different. Here, take my ammo... ╽╽╽╽╽:╽╽╽╽╽:╽╽╽╽╽
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Nigel Used To Have A British Accent, But When He Returned, He Greeted His Owner With A Cheerful “¡buenos Días!” Instead
Dusty's mom 1 week ago
Bilingual parrot! Puts me to shame, although my neighbors are working to remedy that. ❤️
Cristi nah 1 week ago
"Y un pincho de tortilla. Raaaak!! Lorito bonito!!"
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#8
Here Is The Power Of The Humble Oyster. In Just 24 Hours, They Can Transform A Tank Of Sludge Into Crystal-Clear Water
Sally Moen 1 week ago (edited)
There is a very good video from Oregon Public Television about west coast oysters, on YouTube
Brian Droste 1 week ago
Yes, but how is the oyster population going to affect marine life in the river? Whenever you add a non native species to a area like this, it usually wrecks havoc to that area after a period of time.
person (i think) 1 week ago
There are native oysters. NYC used to be lousy with them
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#9
This Flightless Wonder Is The Takahē. It Returned From Being “Extinct” Since 1898. It’s An Absolute Conservation Miracle Happening Right Now In New Zealand
Deborah B 1 week ago
They were believed extinct for almost a century, then some were found living in an isolated valley in the South Island. It was one of those cases of "If humans and invasive species would just f**k off and leave us alone, there wouldn't *be* a problem."
WindySwede 1 week ago
As the Swedish wiki said, found in nature. But could not find an short version on the English version. Attaching the link below. Read under "status and conservation "
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Dusty's mom 1 week ago
Proof that dinos were never totally eradicated. Little dinos survived, just like little mammals. I love it! Birds are wonderful!
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Helen Rohrlach 1 week ago
Mother Nature can be remarkably resilient if you give her respect and some space.
#10
A Sanctuary Larger Than The EU Now Protects Whales, Sharks, And Reefs From All Industrial Mining And Fishing
Daisydaisy 1 week ago
Meanwhile in Australia the Great Barrier Reef has been all but destroyed by mining and ocean warming
Mel in Georgia 1 week ago
I was very disheartened by the condition of the GBR when we visited 3 years ago. The coral was in terrible shape.
Load More Replies... Laugh or not 1 week ago
The Chinese (mainly) fishing armada surrounds the protected area, send fish traps with GPS trackers and wait for the traps to float into international waters to poach the fishes. You regularly find the floaters in small islands.
Merry Grinchmas from Grumpy 1 week ago
Most people, even the orange dumbbunny, forgot or never knew that South Pacific nuke tests on captured Kriegsmarine ships were to show China and the Soviets the futility of trying to invade anyone. Their fleets will be destroyed in port, which is why Taiwan is a degree safer than not. Kissenger in the 70s leaked a plan to Chinese spies that 12 nukes from a SSBN ends China. Knife edge for sure. I miss the Cold War.
Load More Replies... Uncle Schmickle 3 days ago
Here in Australia, we should do the same. It's a national disgrace.
#11
In A First-Of-Its-Kind Ruling, A Turkish Court Ordered A Man To Pay His Ex-Wife 10,000 Liras (About $240) Every Three Months In Cat Support To Help With The Care Of Their Pet After Divorce
Dusty's mom 1 week ago
I admire Turkish people and their love of cats. They embrace the Prophet's love of felines.
Day Andie 1 week ago
Only if he gets visitation rights per Phantom Phoenix
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Barbara Wilcock 1 week ago
Off to the shop for organic tuna. May through a couple of lobsters aswell
Rich Black 1 week ago
is this 50% support? does it actually cost $480 (3 months), $160 a month for kibble and toys?
#12
The Government Introduced A “Solar Sharer” Policy That Gives Households Free Electricity For At Least 3 Hours A Day During Peak Solar Times
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago
Because we generate too much electricity when it's not required. Storage is still too expensive to make it viable.
Hugo 1 week ago
Australia should use the surplus to desalinate sea water and irrigate forests that absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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...And next, in the stunning sequel to Donald Quixote, the traitor trump declares his hatred for solar panels! "The Sun is taking American jobs!"
Philly Bob 1 week ago
No, solar panels are using up all of the sun and eventually it'll run out! /s
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 1 week ago
In countries that connect to others because of their geography, excess electricity from one can be sent to another that needs it. That is what majority of the states in the US do, in the continental US, except for Texas, which has a completely separate power grid not connected to any other(and that has caused problems in massive storms which cause power outages).
TotallyNOTAFox 1 week ago (edited)
Same here in Europe, it's a very big shared system. Can cause problems too though - In 2006 there were blackouts in several countries because one single line had to be turned off to let a ship safely pass beneath it
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 week ago
is this going to encourage more solar panel installations, or slow them down?
#13
A Golden Retriever Named Maru Accidentally Became An Online Star After Showing Up In More Than 1,000 Google Street View Photos On Jukdo, A Small Island Near Ulleungdo In South Korea
Sally Moen 1 week ago
Maru is the Japanese word for ship. I don't know what his name translates to in Korean tho, guesses?
Janissary35680 1 week ago
CoPilot says it can mean a mountain ridge or summit (among other things).
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The UK Confirmed A Massive Green Energy Record! Wind Power Generated 23.8 Gigawatts Of Electricity, Covering Nearly 50% Of The Entire Nation’s Demand
Merry Grinchmas from Grumpy 1 week ago
He's in the pocket of Big Oil, same as W was
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WindySwede 1 week ago
Atleast in Sweden, when the wind is blowing the price for electricity per kWh is lower, and sometimes almost zero. We still have a transfer fee etc.
Load More Replies... Verena 1 week ago
Even though parts might be blocked from sale to other countries: The one big advantage of solar and wind power is it cannot be claimed by one nation or individual and blocked for use. Uranium, coal, gad and oil can be hoarded and transports be blocked or hindered. But nobody can steal the sun or the wind. This is why people like Trunp hate it, they cannot control it. Water power is in between, it is pissible to block access to hydropower, but very difficult.
Chris the Bobcat 1 week ago
Well, now the traitor trump will declare war on the United Kingdom.
MiauMiau 1 week ago
In Spain this year, we have produced more than 60GW with wind energy. We also added more than 64GW in solar energy. Trump loves it.
Hugo 1 week ago (edited)
Reliable sources say 30 GW wind, nearly 40 GW solar (installed capacity, not necessarily the power generated at any moment). Admittedly, Spain is a leader in Europe, but I feel TWh per year would be a more realistic measure (for any country).
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Floeckchen 1 week ago (edited)
Germany has 188GW in wind and solar combined, over 70GW in wind alone
Rtblast66 1 week ago
But most of the wind farms are in Scotland. Worstmonster sucking Scotland dry
Purple Gurl 2 days ago
These things are triggering. I still remember that picture of the two guys hugging for comfort as they were cooked on top of one of those windmills
Forrest Hobbs 1 week ago
Tracy Lyons: wind and solar power stop the costs getting ridiculously expensive. Meanwhile, the price of electricity as a fraction of annual earnings is much lower now than when I was young, many decades ago - and lighting is incredibly efficient. Electricity now is more affordable than in the past. The big affordability problem here in the UK is the stupidly high cost of housing.
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Conservation Efforts, Reduced Hunting, And Cleaner Waters Are Helping These Migration Routes Come Back To Life
Dorothy Smith 1 week ago
Yes, the shipping traffic has created a huge problem for our marine life
Load More Replies... Dusty's mom 1 week ago
Now scientists are discovering medical problems in whales. I hope the cetacians can fight them off. ❤️
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago
When we start farming them, the populations will explode (as Arthur C Clarke predicted)
#16
The Country Aims For Full Carbon Neutrality By 2050, Showing That A Green Future Is Truly Possible
Jeff Hunt 1 week ago
See what can happen when a government is stable and for the most part, honest? No “isms”, just doing the work.
lise duhamel (That_U_Scully) 1 week ago
Or not having to worry about threats to sovereignty, interference in politics, and dispensing propaganda about this new 'enemy' to their populace. We have to pivot to protect ourselves against our neighbour instead of focusing on the environment. Looking at you US, from Canada.
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 1 week ago (edited)
The biggest factor for such thing is geography - If you have a lot of sun hours, constantly strong winds blowing or vulcanic activity it's easier to go all green
Lotekguy 1 week ago
The biggest factor is the political will to make the changes to whatever renewable resources are available. The US has enough sunny and windy areas to cover our needs, but most of the prevailing winds have come from the mouths of carbon fuel lobbyists and their pet politicians.
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That Earthy Scent After Rain Is Called Petrichor. Studies Show It Can Slow Brain Activity And Ease Stress
TotallyNOTAFox 1 week ago
We humans are also better at detecting petrichor than sharks are in smelling blood in water
Moving Enigma 1 week ago
From Google: it's a combination of plant oils, chemicals from soil bacteria (like geosmin), and aerosols released by raindrops hitting the ground.
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The Ocean Cleanup Has Officially Crossed A Massive Milestone: 40,000,000 Kg Of Plastic Removed From Our Oceans And Rivers
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago (edited)
Ship it to a third world country so they can dump it in the oceans....
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Willem Andries Oosterhof 1 week ago
Quite sad actually to know the untold gazillions of tons passed into the ocean before it was being collected.
Peripheral Visionary 1 week ago
Most of it from third world s**t holes that dump their c**p in the rivers. Looking at you India.
CatD 1 week ago
Western countries send their trash to those countries. It's ultimately our fault.
Load More Replies... Uncle Schmickle 3 days ago
I bet if rivers in SE Asia and India were cleaned, there would be another 40 million Kg.
Brian Droste 1 week ago
And that is probably just a small amount that is in the seas and oceans.
#19
They Tend To Approach Women For Social Interaction And Affection. But When It Comes To Men? The Study Suggests Cats Are More Likely To Use “Manipulative Techniques”
nut nibbler 1 week ago (edited)
This is going to sound wrong but honestly it isn't meant to be ....For those who have transitioned was a change in behaviour of cats noticeable, it is because of testosterone levels?
Sally Moen 1 week ago
My cat manipulated me to pet her while she ate. Little stinker, I miss her
PunchinelloTX 1 week ago
This is interesting. And bewildering. I’m a man. I have two cats and they’re very sweet and affectionate with me, seek me out to cuddle and follow me around. Would it be different if there were a woman around? It’s just me and the cats and I rarely go out except to oncology appointments. I’m fascinated.
SadFatTortilla 1 week ago
I have found through my centuries of existence that cats stay close to people that are suffering major illness. They're very protective and affectionate
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Charlotte Ingle 1 week ago
I find it's more demand than manipulate - food time, walk time
Load More Replies... Gingersnap In Iowa 1 week ago
Really, bcuz my cat was very mean to me today...none of that bonding BS for Baby girl!
Chris the Bobcat 1 week ago
Between the manipulative woman and the manipulative cat, I choose the cat. I prefer my sociopathy with purrs and whiskers.
Rich Black 1 week ago
about 95% of catfood and treats is dispensed by women. the "bond deeply" conclusion needs re-examination.
Benoît Rainville 20 hours ago
Not enlightened men, they don't control me but certainly did my wife.
Kitty Litter 1 week ago
They haven't met my cats, this is a fairly inaccurate generalization based on one study more than likely
#20
International Agreements And Reduced Emissions Are Showing That Coordinated Action Can Repair Even The Planet’s Biggest Threats
Charlotte Ingle 1 week ago
Turns out moving to pump bottle aqua net was worth it! (1980s reference)
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Moving Enigma 1 week ago
And, of course, all those scientists and experts across the world are wrong but you and your Facebook facts are "correct". So embarrassing.
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Humans Are Trichromats (We See Red, Blue, Green). But Deer And Boars? They Are Dichromats. They Can’t Process Orange Or Red Light
Rich Black 1 week ago
why didn't they just evolve to be green in the first place? it might have been more efficient
Steven Struhl 1 week ago
Sorry, but no. We have three color channels, red, blue and green. Birds and some insects have four, which allows them to see UV. Some flowers which appear white to us have markings visible in UV light, which birds and those insects can see.
Rick Murray 1 week ago
Our eyes can sense red, green, and blue but the colour channels going to our brain are red/green, yellow/blue, and "light" (the monochrome that we see in the dark when the colours don't work).
Load More Replies... Hugo 1 week ago
Chimpanzees are trichromats like humans. Many male monkeys are dichromats, but over half the females are trichromats. Tigers are also dichromats -- red-green colourblind, in effect -- and the same is true of at least some of the animals they prey on.
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It’s A Day Dedicated To Self-Reflection, Meditation, And Reconnecting With Nature
Nichole Harris 1 week ago
Is texting allowed?😳 Couldn't go that long without talking to my hubby! ESPECIALLY if he were home with me! 💯
#23
These Images Capture The Famous “Christmas Tree Cluster” And The “Cosmic Wreath”—Massive Nebula Formations Located Thousands Of Light-Years Away From Earth
#24
It’s Part Of A Bold Effort To Fight Desertification And Build A Greener, More Livable Nation
Binny Tutera 1 week ago
While, in America, the current administration is doing all it can to squander our natural resources.
Calane E. Vanya 1 week ago
As part of the ‘EU Forest Strategy for 2030’, the European Commission has set a target to plant an additional 3 billion trees across Europe by 2030.
Moving Enigma 1 week ago
The UK have started to reforest with a target of over a 100 million trees within ten years.
Uncle Schmickle 3 days ago
Deforestation is still going full steam ahead in Brazil and other Sth. American countries.
#25
New Data Reports That Deforestation In The Brazilian Amazon Has Dropped By 11%, Hitting Its Lowest Level In Nine Years!
Russell Bowman 1 week ago
Except when the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30 removed over 8 miles (13KM) of Brazilian forest to make a 4 lane highway ... so, participants can drive to the conference and discuss climate change.
Jeff Hunt 1 week ago
This level of hypocrisy… can’t do anything but laugh and lament the species.
Load More Replies... Rosecrucian Roeth 1 week ago
Until they start to reforest it, it will always be receding........................
Gerry Higgins 1 week ago
It's still a loss....less of a loss but losing forrest just the same.
#26
For The First Time In 30 Years, Endangered Coho Salmon Have Returned To The Upper Russian River In California!
Bewitched One 1 week ago
Well probably not, since the American and Russian president are buddies
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 1 week ago
This was a gold seeking river back in the 1849 gold rush, so had a lot of dredging that harmed the river and fish
#27
Sprites Are Rare Electrical Flashes That Happen High Above Thunderstorms, Far Above The Clouds Where Normal Lightning Forms
Nikki Sevven 1 week ago
It looks like we're being invaded by disembodied nervous systems. I did not have that on my Dystopian Bingo card.
Scott Rackley 1 week ago
That picture is, however, b******t. They form above, way above, the thunderclouds.
Apatheist 1 week ago
The technical term is "composite" - like all those pictures of enormous moons covering half the sky.
Load More Replies... Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 week ago
I'm not saying it is aliens but I think it might be aliens.
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Between 2021 And 2023, Parts Of The Continent Received Record Snowfall, Adding Over 100 Billion Tons Of Ice To The Surface In A Single Year
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago
Still a tiny amount compared to annual fluctuations, as was any loss. This will be downvoted because pandas don't like facts that conflict with their preconceptions.
Elizabeth M. Bock 1 week ago
It will be down voted for your generalization of people looking for positive and uplifting content in a world where the negative takes center stage.
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Lotekguy 1 week ago
This could be great news. For perspective, what has been the average yearly loss?
WindySwede 1 week ago
Here is a link we're you can see that see the ice going down as a trend.
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Using Spanish And Portuguese Charts, He Mapped Europe, Africa, And Even Parts Of The Americas With Precision Far Ahead Of Many Of His Contemporaries
#30
Studies Show That Experiences Shape Our Well-Being Far More Than Anything We Can Purchase
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago
If you buy a 4wd so you can travel to remote locations and experience wilderness, does that make you happier or not? Asking for a friend....
sofacushionfort 1 week ago (edited)
“Material things” is a pretty vague description. Fidget spinner? Vial of insulin?
CatD 1 week ago
And people who have enough money and time to travel are probably happier than people who don't.
Load More Replies... Kitty Litter 1 week ago
Nope, depends on the individual yet another generalization, this is nothing but a slogan for a travel agency
Rich Black 1 week ago
studies show that most people spend 100% of their income on food clothing and shelter because they live in 3rd world impoverished nations.
Sally Moen 1 week ago
That Chinese proverb (or curse) that says "May you live an interesting life", then that would actually be a positive thing?
Charlotte Ingle 1 week ago
I could do with living in a less interesting world
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Meaning “Suspended In The Air,” These Monasteries Sit Atop Massive Natural Stone Pillars
April Pickett 1 week ago
Offered the option of going there or leaving the country, I would buy my train ticket.
StrangeOne 1 week ago
I thought it was to get away from invasions that were plaguing the towns.
#32
The Paint Is Harmless To The Animals, But It Glows Instantly When Headlights Hit It
Owen 1 week ago
This is cool and all, but don't they shed their antlers? Most deer breeds shed them yearly and regrow them. They are continually growing.
Moving Enigma 1 week ago
Males shed but, dependent on species, females keep them. The articles is a bit misleading though as it's really only been done in a series of trials over the last ten years (unless something's changed this year lol).
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Toni Ahlgren 1 week ago
Not a thing, just a trial that happened in 2014. They couldn't even find a picture, instead using an AI image that looks like it's from Japan. The internet really needs to give up on this one.
#33
Instead Of Charity, This Fund Pays Nations A “Salary” For Every Hectare Of Forest They Keep Standing
Merry Grinchmas from Grumpy 1 week ago
Just saw a Nature ep where parrot poachers in Brazil are being trained and paid to care for them, and their habitats instead
WubiDubi 1 week ago (edited)
Greece and Cyprus next please for their bird trapping crimes.
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#34
Japanese Researchers Planted Thousands Of Cedar Trees In A Precise Pattern To Study How Spacing Affects Growth
Chich the witch 1 week ago
Not really a new thing. I've visited plots that were planted in the 50s to study spacing effects. Likely some existed before that. I have read that Germany tried planting trees very close in the 30s or 40s which rather than increasing yields resulted in essentially toothpicks.
#35
The Pacific Ocean Is The Largest And Deepest Ocean On Earth, Covering More Area Than All The Continents Combined
Chris the Bobcat 1 week ago
This shows why the United States seized Hawaii. It allows a presence in the middle of the ocean, allowing a launchpad to northwest North America, eastern Asia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Just thought I'd mention that.
Rachel Reynolds 1 week ago
Point Nemo, when you are closer to in the International Space Station than to anyone on land.
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago
I've seen quite a lot of it. I've crossed it by plane many times, and by sea twice.
Sally Moen 1 week ago
Funny how the word pacific and the ocean Pacific have opposite meanings as far as the behavior associated with them
#36
The Geminids Are Famous For Being The Brightest And Most Active Shower Of The Year, Producing Up To 120 Meteors Per Hour!
Hugo 1 week ago
I stood outside in the cold, morning and evening. Got a crick in my neck but saw not a single meteor.
UKGrandad 1 week ago
Next time, don't stand. I use a reclining deckchair so I can just lay back and look up without straining my neck.
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It’s The Massive Shadow Of Mount Rainier (14,411 Ft / 4,392 M) Cast Upwards Onto The Cloud Deck
Binny Tutera 1 week ago
I don't know about **rare**. Probably more like **fleeting**. After all, the sun comes up every day.
#38
Founded In The 4th Century, This Incredible Structure Clings To The Sheer Cliffs Of The Pontic Mountains, 300 Meters Above The Valley
Ghostchaplain16 1 week ago
Well now I have to know what they do with their rubbish. Thanks Andrew!
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#39
Built Directly Into The Vertical Rock Face, Appearing To Float Between Heaven And Earth
#40
Proof Of Nature’s Resilience; It Shows That Protecting Local River Corridors Can Bring Species Back
UnclePanda 1 week ago (edited)
"News of my extinction was pre-mature." ~ Spinipes, Philosopher, naturalist and statesman
Chris the Bobcat 1 week ago
"I drank what?" ~ Socrates, Philosopher and Corrupter of Youth
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WindySwede 1 week ago
It's not just that species go extinct, it's also the decline in total numbers of the species, that leads to worse genetic diversity. And therefore less ability to adapt to an new environment, etc.
Merry Grinchmas from Grumpy 1 week ago
What part of if the bottom of the food chain dies off, we all d*****f do you not understand? Soylent Green was supposed to happen in 2022. Which of your children are you eating first?
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North Sentinel Island In The Andamans Is The Most Dangerous Place On Earth To Visit
Ozymandias73 1 week ago
But wait! I'll be the one to bring current technologies, peace, and take them out of their savage ways! I just need to talk to them like humans. /s
Panda McPandaface 1 week ago
Why? For all you know the women may be in charge.
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Sułoszowa Is A Village In Southern Poland, About 29 Km Northwest Of Kraków, Where Nearly All 5,600–6,000 Residents Live Along One Single Road Stretching For 9 Kilometers
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago
Amateurs. I used to live a km off Highway 1 in Australia. I now live a km off the same highway. Just 2,000 km further north. It's the longest national highway in the world....
Day Andie 1 week ago
Not exactly true. There are several streets that go off and parallel the main street to the east part of the village, but the west part is one line of houses on the main street. The next little village to the west, Kosmolow, is mostly only one street wide. Nearly everyone in these villages is a farmer on long skinny acres of land.
Andrew Keir 1 week ago
... keeps getting hit by cars and lorries , then ?
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#43
Happiness = Road Trips + Your Favorite Person
Kitty Litter 1 week ago
Does my dog count as a people? If not then no, that road trip sounds horrible
Andrew Keir 1 week ago
I'm not quite sure who calibrated my 'happiness meter' so I'm not sure if my happiness ever reached 200%
Chris the Bobcat 1 week ago
My happiness increased when I ended a road trip with my once-favorite person...
Miriam Insidecor 1 week ago
I would hate this so much. I can't stand being stuck in a car for longer than 30min with someone else.
#44
The Oecd Estimates That About 42 Million Homes Are Empty Out Of More Than 400 Million
MiauMiau 1 week ago (edited)
Almost all of them belong to banks or Blackstone.If we have them all, we can charge whatever we want for the few we put up for sale.
Merry Grinchmas from Grumpy 1 week ago
In America. Yes. In Japan, one can buy an abandoned house for less than $1000. Europe had a 1 euro deal going
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 1 week ago
There's great fiction stories written by authors like Kim Stanley Robinson and Cory Doctorow that use the plot line of taking those homes away from banks and letting people live in them.
#45
Long Before Europe Became Famous For Its Vineyards, Neolithic Communities Were Already Cultivating Grapes And Storing Wine In Clay Vessels
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago (edited)
Well, it's the simplest and most obvious alcoholic beverage. Literally just mash up grapes, because the required yeast grows on the skin. It's proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy!
Norfolk and good 1 week ago
Georgia is an independent country, not in Russia.
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It Sits Nearly 11 Kilometers Below Sea Level, A Place So Dark And Pressurized That Exploring It Is Harder Than Landing On Another World
Rachel Reynolds 1 week ago
NASA knows what's down there, that's why they;re so keen to leave Earth...
UnclePanda 1 week ago
The photo is a wee bit misleading. A human at 11km down mostly resembles strawberry jelly.
Rich Black 1 week ago
boys and girls - don't try this at home. you cannot scuba dive there. you will be crushed to the size of a raisin immediately. the pressure is 1000 times stronger than air pressure at the surface.
#47
A Vast Complex Carved Into The Semi-Desert Slopes On The Border Of Georgia And Azerbaijan
#48
Recent Data Shows That By 2026, Over 56% Of People Will Travel For One Simple Reason: To Rest And Recharge
Sally Moen 1 week ago
Travel to the bed from the kitchen, for a good rest
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The Updated Urban-Area Method Places Jakarta At Around 42 Million People
Sally Moen 1 week ago
It's being relocated, or is it just that they're moving the capital city designation to another location?
Fred L. 1 week ago
Just the capital, building a new one. Jakarta will continue to struggle but hopefully with a better chance.
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This Stunning Image Captures A Rare “Hanging Cloud” Hovering Above Japan’s Highest Peak
Otto Katz 1 week ago
the picture is real, the 'bird' is photoshopped. I checked it yesterday, last time it was posted on bp.
Moving Enigma 1 week ago
Yeah, I've started to report these misinformation/false "facts", not that I expect it to do much good, sigh.
Load More Replies... Moving Enigma 1 week ago
It's not real, so yes she is but not in this case.
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 1 week ago
Mt Rainier has similar clouds that hang just over the summit. Fuji is so amazing
#51
Research Shows That The Sound Of Waves Increases Alpha Brain Waves, The Same Calm State Created By Meditation
Janet Sparrow 1 week ago
As a kid we would go for the summers to New Jersey and had a house that was on the beach block. I remember lying in bed at night, listening to the waves crashing crashing crashing. I now listen to an app that gives me waves, but it’s not quite the same thing.
Day Andie 1 week ago
Ocean waves, rain, running streams--No, my brain can tell the difference. The real thing is soothing. The app is annoying.
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 1 week ago
I like the calm of rain. Those sound machines have rainfall, waves crashing on the shore, birds chirping.
#52
This Is Toi-1452 B. Located 100 Light-Years Away, Astronomers Have Identified This “Super-Earth” As A Likely Ocean World
Stardust she/her 1 week ago
Most likely water as it’s present in the Goldilocks zone of its star
Load More Replies... ADHD 1 week ago
a right ray of sunshine arent ye. and i thought i was bad,
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#53
Located In Sedona, “Snoopy Rock” Is Famous For Resembling The Peanuts Character Lying On His Back, Often With Woodstock Perched On His Nose
#54
The Crew Of The NASA Space Shuttle Columbia Captured This Rare Vertical Image Back In 1996
#55
A Bridge Between Two Continents: Istanbul. The Western Side Belongs To Europe, While The Eastern Side Reaches Into Asia
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago (edited)
I have walked this bridge back in 1990. It's not actually terribly exciting, but I guess it is iconic.
Octopus Lasers 1 week ago
Do you really have to be negative on everything?
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Kuva Space Partnered With WWF-Indonesia To Use Hyperspectral Satellites To Map And Protect “Blue Carbon” (Mangroves & Seagrass) From Space
Janissary35680 1 week ago
The first time I read the headline I wondered why mangroves and seagrass needed to be protected from space.🤔
#57
Meet Lhs 1140 B: A Potential “Eyeball Planet” That Just Changed The Game In The Search For Alien Life
Stardust she/her 1 week ago
That’s because eyeball planets are planets tidally locked to their stars so the side facing the star has either liquid water or lava while the side facing away is frozen solid. This gives the appearance of an ‘eyeball’ on the planet. And besides, we don’t have the technology to accurately photograph planets that are hundreds of lightyears away so we have no idea what it actually looks like
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N Greece (Kapandriti), A Beekeeper Has Followed This Tradition For Over A Decade, Placing Icons Of Christ, The Holy Virgin, And Saints Inside His Hives
Daisydaisy 1 week ago
Is this post trying to suggest that bees have some kind of innate respect for religious art? What nonsense! 🤣
Don Adams 1 week ago
I'm thinking it may be the color spectrum reflected from the paint. Good a guess as any I suppose.
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 1 week ago
There's all kinds of practices beekeepers have kept. If there's a death in the family, you go and tell the bees. I don't know what it does, but it is a thing beekeepers do
Mel in Georgia 1 week ago
The royal beekeepers did this when Queen Elizabeth passed!
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Mount Everest’s Highest Point Was Once The Floor Of An Ancient Ocean
Moving Enigma 1 week ago (edited)
I've reported it but they'll only take notice if people report, report, report!
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 1 week ago (edited)
My guess would be that tectonical activity pushed it up rather than the water level ever being that high
Rich Black 1 week ago
theh power of continental drift and uplift. nothing built today will survive this cycle
#60
A Controversial New Proposal Suggests A Massive Price Hike For International Visitors To U.S. National Parks
Elizabeth M. Bock 1 week ago
That's what happens when people vote in a narcissistic moron.
Load More Replies... MiauMiau 1 week ago
Right now, I don't think anyone in their right mind wants to go to that hellish country.
Stephen Wild 1 week ago
Just one more reason to never set foot in the United States ever again...
Moving Enigma 1 week ago
What foreign tourists? You have to be an idiot to travel to the US voluntarily these days.
Day Andie 1 week ago
The idiots in charge want to mine and deforest parks and then charge to see holes and stumps.
Andrew Keir 1 week ago
"They cut all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum..."
Load More Replies... Gene R Dunaway 1 week ago
you are correct! Just wait until France starts charging "foreigners" excessive fees to visit the eiffel tower.
Load More Replies... Zig Zag Wanderer 1 week ago (edited)
Given the insane requirements to even enter the US these days, the VAST majority of us aren't going to care.
Sally Moen 1 week ago
The only good thing would be less tourists bugging bison in Yellowstone.
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Serena Myers 1 week ago
Thank you Adelaide. A refreshing change from the AITA and Karens. More like this, please.
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Stardust she/her 1 week ago
It’s highly likely, same thing for Europa. Organic compounds have been confirmed in both their oceans and the tidal forces from their respective planets allows for tectonic activity so life there has the potential to form in a nice warm environment. Even Titan and surprisingly Pluto have the potential to develop life
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Thank you Adelaide. A refreshing change from the AITA and Karens. More like this, please.
Steff 1 week ago
Yes, and the pedaling of ppls misery/tragedies for click$
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It’s highly likely, same thing for Europa. Organic compounds have been confirmed in both their oceans and the tidal forces from their respective planets allows for tectonic activity so life there has the potential to form in a nice warm environment. Even Titan and surprisingly Pluto have the potential to develop life
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