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Have you ever wondered what 2B or HB pencils mean?
Students, students must be no stranger to 2B pencils, which are even more indispensable for those who study fine arts.
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Dr. Viet at Google uses AI to convert text into images
Dr. Luong Minh Thang and 10 experts at Google Brain built a Parti model, teaching artificial intelligence to draw pictures based on descriptive words.
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'Factory' produces 30 million mosquitoes a week, praised by Bill Gates
At this 'factory', mosquitoes are nurtured, fed and in the ideal conditions for them to grow and reproduce.
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Glycerine and its miraculous uses in life
Glycerine was first discovered in 1779 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a chemist from Sweden.
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What color is the mirror? 99% of people get it wrong!
Some people may think that a mirror has no color or that it is the color of whatever you look at it.
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Why does iron sink in water but float when dropped in mercury?
When you drop a super-heavy iron anvil into a pool of mercury, a strange thing happens, it's that the iron anvil can't sink to the bottom and this is a pretty interestin…
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Why does the tropics have such high biodiversity?
The tropics clearly have greater biodiversity than temperate and temperate regions, but explaining why is far from easy.
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The first successful conversion of blood type in a human kidney
Researchers have successfully changed the blood types of three donated kidneys, providing a greater chance for patients who can't find an organ source of the same blood…
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Why does Europe have a seemingly 'useless' paper currency: 0 Euro bill, even cost to buy?
The zero-value banknote is perhaps unique in the European Union. In terms of security features against counterfeiting, it is exactly the same as other 'real' denominatio…
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If sound is as fast as the speed of light, what happens?
If sound is as fast as the speed of light, it can lead to unexpected disaster.
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Why are planets suspended in space?
Perhaps many people in their youth looked up at the sky and saw the shining stars, they thought: Will they fall one day? What if it fell and hit the Earth?
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When fireflies wait forever but night never comes: Light pollution is slowly killing the planet
While many species of fireflies have adapted quite well to light pollution, some of their other relatives are struggling to reproduce and are in serious danger.
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Thor Heyerdahl and his wild adventure across the ocean in a homemade boat
Norwegian ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl built a raft from balsa logs and hemp rope, which successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean in 1947.
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Time dilation, or has our perception of time slowed down?
Most people who are isolated at home due to complicated Covid-19 developments said they feel time is passing more slowly.
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John Wilkins- 17th-century astronomer designed a vehicle to fly to the Moon
Scientist John Wilkins was the first to propose a manned mission to the Moon, and he once designed a winged vehicle to accomplish the goal.