Category: Curiosities
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Earth’s Inner Core May Have Stopped and Begun Rotating in Reverse, Study Indicates
A study conducted by researchers from Peking University has reignited the scientific debate about the behavior of Earth’s inner core. According to a CNN Brasil report, the research suggests that the rotation of this deep layer of the planet may have slowed significantly over the last decade and even begun moving in the opposite direction…
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The author of the comic strips is the New Zealander Kim Grove, who began drawing the comics in the 1960s for her boyfriend, the Italian computer engineer Roberto Alfredo Vincenzo Casali. The two met during a course at a ski school. “I started making small drawings to express how I felt,” she said. Kim and…
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Chinese New Year: Why Is It the Year of the Horse?
Extremely complex, the Chinese zodiac calendar is best described as a 12-year cycle represented by 12 animals, in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Your personal zodiac animal sign is determined by your year of birth, which means 2026 will welcome many Horse babies. Children born…
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Lunar New Year: Why Is It the Year of the Horse?
Incredibly complex, the Chinese zodiac calendar is best described as a 12-year cycle represented by 12 animals, in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Your Chinese zodiac sign is determined by your birth year, which means 2026 will welcome many Horse sign babies. Children born in…
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“Groundhog Day”: They Say Punxsutawney Phil Saw His Shadow, Predicting 6 More Weeks of Winter Weather
Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter weather after seeing his shadow on Monday. His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club says that when Phil is deemed not to have seen his shadow, it means an early spring. When he sees it,…
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“Groundhog Day:” Punxsutawney Phil Saw His Shadow, Predicting 6 More Weeks of Cold Weather in the US
Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of cold weather after seeing his shadow on Monday. His annual prediction was interpreted by his handlers at Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club states that when Phil does not see his shadow, it means there will be an early spring. When he sees it,…
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Scientists Discover Earth-Like Planet That May Harbor Life
Astronomers have identified a possible planet with dimensions very similar to Earth’s orbiting a star about 150 light-years away in the Milky Way. Named HD 137010 b, the celestial body is approximately 6% larger than our planet and occupies a region considered strategic around its star, raising the hypothesis of favorable conditions for the existence…
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Scientists Discover Earth-Like Planet That Could Harbor Life
Astronomers have identified a possible planet with dimensions very similar to Earth’s orbiting a star about 150 light-years away in the Milky Way. Named HD 137010 b, the celestial body is approximately 6% larger than our planet and occupies a region considered strategic around its star, raising the hypothesis of favorable conditions for the existence…
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Fire-Making Materials at 400,000-Year-Old Site Are the Oldest Evidence of Humans Producing Fire
It’s easy to take for granted that modern humans can summon flames with the snap of a lighter or the turn of a stove knob—cooking food, lighting candles, or heating homes. For much of our history, archaeologists believe, primitive humans could only use fire when it arose naturally, such as when lightning struck a tree.…
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Fire-Starting Materials Found at 400,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site Are the Oldest Evidence of Humans Producing Fire
It’s easy to take for granted that modern humans can produce flames with just a flick of a lighter or a turn of the stove knob—for cooking food, lighting candles, or heating their homes. For much of our history, archaeologists believe that early humans could only use fire when it occurred naturally, such as when…