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Special new secret in Mona Lisa painting discovered
Scientists have discovered a new secret about how Leonardo da Vinci painted his mysterious masterpiece, the Mona Lisa.
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What's inside the most expensive honey on the planet?
According to the official website of Guinness World Records, Centauri honey from Türkiye is the most expensive honey in the world.
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Top 5 'money-making' jobs in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt had many professions but not all of them were shortcuts to money and fame.
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NASA Discovers an RNA Strain That Could Redefine the Origin Story of Life
A new paper published by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center may provide new insights into the mystery of lif…
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Science reveals surprising truths about haunted houses
Although it has not been proven that supernatural forces actually exist in haunted houses, researchers have found surprisingly positive effects at these locations.
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Animals with the shortest lifespan in the world
According to statistics from The Mysterious World, mayflies are the animals with the shortest lifespan in the world. On average, mayflies only live for 1 day.
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The world's 'loneliest' gold mine: Surrounded by gold but no one is mining it, just mentioning it makes you shudder
There is a giant gold mine at the end of the Earth but strangely, few people exploit it.
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NASA accidentally discovered a secret military base under the thick ice in Greenland
During a recent flight over the Greenland ice sheet, NASA scientist Chad Greene accidentally discovered a secret military base.
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NASA Robot Takes First Photo of Sunbeam on Mars
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) posted a panoramic image of a Martian sunset taken by the Curiosity rover, made up of 28 small images.
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'The Little Mermaid' movie poster mocked for containing basic scientific errors
Poster to promote the movie
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15m long monster never seen before 'rises' in the middle of the Egyptian desert
A new member of the largest family of monsters to ever walk the continents has been found in an oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt.
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Largest creature on Earth discovered
Researchers estimate that the creature was about 20m long and weighed up to 340 tonnes, a mass that exceeds any other known animal on Earth.
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1,700-year-old 'barbarian' tomb discovered
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered the 1,700-year-old grave of a Barbarian, also known as
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The secret behind four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in a cave in Israel
The swords are believed to be spoils of war from the Roman army associated with the Bar Kochba revolt of Jews against Roman rule in Judea.