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Scary guests on Christmas Eve
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Scary guests on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is often associated with Santa's gentle character climbing through the chimney and giving gifts to children, but in some cultures there are evil characters…

December 18, 2018
Why do snow often fall on Christmas?
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Why do snow often fall on Christmas?

Christmas is a time when temperatures in many parts of the Earth are low, combined with cold air and steam, often snowing.

December 18, 2018
Fantasy about Santa's magic ability
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Fantasy about Santa's magic ability

In a discussion topic, professors suggested students calculate Santa's extraordinary ability in the legend based on the laws of modern physics.

December 18, 2018
Christmas cards were caught by astronomers
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Christmas cards were caught by astronomers

A Dutch astronomer affirmed that the classic Christmas scene was popularly printed on many books, publications and greeting cards that had a very basic error.

December 18, 2018
A close-up of the unique species of sea worms
Oceanography

A close-up of the unique species of sea worms

Every Christmas, the world scene of life is bustling with activities of buying and selling a beautiful seaworm, possessing an appearance similar to the colorful Christma…

December 17, 2018
The most diverse worm species on the ocean floor
Oceanography

The most diverse worm species on the ocean floor

With over 10,000 different species on the ocean floor, many silk worms become champions of species diversity. This strange creature has survived the greatest extinction…

December 17, 2018
Strange, cute sea creatures
Oceanography

Strange, cute sea creatures

Surely you will be surprised by the special and lovely and scary looks of the sea creatures: the pig's squid, velella jellyfish ...

December 17, 2018
The bone fragment of Santa's prototype
Archeology

The bone fragment of Santa's prototype

Experts at Keble University discovered a piece of pelvis could belong to Saint Nicholas, Santa's (Santa Claus) prototype today, Yahoo News reported on December 6.

December 17, 2018