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Strange theories about the Titanic disaster
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Strange theories about the Titanic disaster

The Titanic crashed into an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912. The official hypothesis is that the ship went at high speed and collided with the iceberg. However, no…

December 18, 2018
10 special things in humankind
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10 special things in humankind

The ability to use fire, the sense of shame, the upright posture are three of the most important factors that make people different from each other, Livescience affirmed.

December 18, 2018
Interesting myth about fire metal
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Interesting myth about fire metal

You will not do much if you want to extinguish a fire of magnesium. Flushing or spraying fire extinguishers? The result may even be an explosion.

December 18, 2018
Grilled fish with ... thoughts
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Grilled fish with ... thoughts

Using only his mental abilities, He Tieheng, the Chinese can make fish without fire. Tieheng said he used qigong techniques to transmit brain waves to food.

December 18, 2018
Emotion makes people defy danger
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Emotion makes people defy danger

After the fires destroyed so many homes in California, you might wonder why people decided to live in flammable dry hills in southern California. Meanwhile, Californians…

December 18, 2018
People can go on fire
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People can go on fire

Professor physics David Willey, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (USA), who received the award for best teaching this year by the US president, recently instructed…

December 18, 2018
Why not fire itself off?
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Why not fire itself off?

Normally, the process of generating CO2 and water vapor, are substances that are unable to maintain combustion. These substances will cover the fire, preventing it from…

December 18, 2018