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Chernobyl disaster - 20 years look back
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Chernobyl disaster - 20 years look back

At 1:23 minutes on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in the Republic of Ukraine of the former Soviet Union, there was a unique accident in the history…

December 15, 2018
Boriska - boy from Mars
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Boriska - boy from Mars

Boriska is ready to tell guests about extraterrestrial civilizations; about the existence of ancient human races, up to 3 m tall, about the future climate and global cha…

December 15, 2018
Strange coincidences
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Strange coincidences

In life there are unbelievable and unexplainable coincidences, then naturally people begin to think about the mysterious side of fate. Is it possible to explain strange…

December 15, 2018
Both lose weight and make a miracle
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Both lose weight and make a miracle

That is the feat of a big fat American man named Steve Vaught. Over the past year, many Americans watched his every step, departing from California and ending the journe…

December 15, 2018
Color discrimination by hand
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Color discrimination by hand

Sergei Fetisov, a visually impaired person in Vladimir City, Russia has a special ability to distinguish colors by touch. In addition, he can

December 15, 2018
People have no concept of time
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People have no concept of time

Galotin Sasha lived with his family in a small village on the Black Sea coast, 120 km from Simferapole city. This year he is 30 years old but looks like an 8-year-old bo…

December 15, 2018
The second brain is in ... belly
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The second brain is in ... belly

American Professor Michael Gershon reaffirmed the idea that could cause upsets in the traditional visualization of human brain activity. Indeed, humans have two eyes,

December 15, 2018
Napoleon's army disintegrated because of lice
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Napoleon's army disintegrated because of lice

Lice play an important role in the disastrous failure of Napoleon Bonaparte when attacking Russia in 1812. A genetic study on the bones of the ill-fated army revealed th…

December 15, 2018
Alfred Bernhard Nobel - He only studied for a year
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Alfred Bernhard Nobel - He only studied for a year

Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896) was an outstanding scientist, inventor, Swedish businessman. From a young age he was a sick boy, only going to school for a year. But d…

December 15, 2018
Nobel - Great aspirations
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Nobel - Great aspirations

All of his assets after being sold are used as capital funds. Interest of this fund is divided into 5 equal parts in the form of bonuses: A part for inventors or importa…

December 15, 2018