Category: English
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Why Cats and Dogs Fart, But Birds Don't: Facts You'll Never Forget
Gas, also known as flatulence, is a natural occurrence among most living things. When we and many other animals eat food, many chemical reactions occur in the intestines, including fermentation. As a result, volatile substances such as carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrogen are formed. These cannot accumulate in the intestines forever, and are always excreted…
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Which oil is better: sunflower or olive
When cooking, you can't do without oil. Every family has sunflower oil in the kitchen, and if you don't have it, it's all over, you won't be able to cook anything tasty. But we are constantly being scared that consuming sunflower oil increases cholesterol levels, a large amount of which leads to the development of…
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Astronomers have been looking at the Magellanic Clouds for years: what are they looking for?
Space is so huge that we can’t even imagine its size. Since the Universe is constantly expanding, astronomers cannot determine the exact number of galaxies – we still don’t know all the corners of space. Scientists estimate that the visible Universe contains between 100 and 200 billion galaxies. And these numbers are mind-boggling. Despite the…
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Why All Food in Space Tastes Bad – Now There's an Answer
We have repeatedly reported that space has a variety of effects on astronauts. Some of them pose a serious health risk, such as the destruction of blood in zero gravity, while others are simply odd and cause some discomfort. For example, astronauts often complain that the food on the ISS seems bland and tasteless. Although…
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Why Are Oranges Sold in Red Nets? The Answer Will Surprise You
You've probably noticed that packaged oranges and tangerines are sold in red or orange nets. A similar net is also used for other vegetables and fruits, but its color may be different. For example, cabbage is most often packaged in green nets, potatoes and beets in purple nets, and lemons in yellow nets. Of course,…
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Bulldog cats are hairless and in pain: this is the biggest mistake of breeders
How many breeds of cats are there in the world? It is difficult to give an exact answer to this question, but according to information from most sources, there are about 100 or more. New breeds of animals appear by crossing one variety with another. Several years ago, breeders crossed a hairless cat Sphynx and…
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Why is it important to clean your home regularly and how to do it
Cleanliness in the house – it is not only aesthetics and visual silence, but also one of the main conditions for the health of the human respiratory system. However, maintaining order is not always easy: work, study, hobbies and other things take up the lion's share of time. Therefore, crawling around the apartment with a…
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The brain stores at least three copies of memories, but they are all different.
A person's memories are supplemented throughout life, as we experience new events. In addition, old memories can change for one reason or another, for example, a person remembers some new details or receives new information about an event. That is, the same memories are sometimes “transformed” throughout life. Previously, scientists believed that such “plasticity” is…
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5 Things Invented in the USSR That We Still Use Today
It is generally accepted that the Soviet Union was good only at making military equipment and weapons, and also achieved high results in the space industry, but in terms of household goods it lagged far behind the West. In general, it is difficult to argue with this, since even Soviet cars were most often complete…
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Scientists have discovered abnormal solar activity – what threat does this pose to people
You may have noticed that recently powerful magnetic storms have become more frequent, causing northern lights even in central Russia. During particularly powerful magnetic storms, northern lights occur even in more southern regions, where it is usually almost impossible to see them. Until recently, scientists were sure that this was due to the usual peak…