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The oldest working clock in the world
The small globe-shaped 1505 watch in gold-plated bronze is a combination of German engineering and Eastern identity.
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The accidental birth of the snow globe more than 120 years ago
As one of the most beloved souvenirs in the world, few people know about the completely accidental birth of the snow globe more than 120 years ago in Vienna, Austria.
Biology
Seaweed - Strange 'treasure' but especially useful in securing the future of mankind
Appearing in nearly every sea of the globe, seaweed is not only familiar to many coastal communities but can also play a huge role in the fight against global change.
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Leonardo da Vinci's ostrich egg globe
Leonardo da Vinci was the first to create a globe depicting the Americas in 1504 from ostrich eggs.
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Breakthrough technology that cleans water around the globe
The newly developed ultra-thin diaphragm membrane can completely separate harmful ions from water such as lead, mercury, thereby opening up the prospect of cleaning wate…
Biology
Bacteria can travel thousands of miles, do you know?
Researchers discovered that bacteria can travel thousands of miles across the globe through an invisible 'air bridge'.
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Aliens on the globe have to
Planets around other stars that have similar conditions to Earth may have up to 10 times the mass of the Earth.
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Turning foil into a slightly wasted aluminum globe, squeezing it into a frying pan is much better!
A few days ago, the guy @ Puchuco709 had made the Internet excited because of the ability to turn 16m of silver paper into a polished aluminum ball.
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The world's rarest silk weaves from the silk of millions of spiders
The world's largest and rarest silk cloth produced entirely from silk of the golden globe weaver spider displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York i…
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Filter water with sanitary pads - vital tips when you don't have clean water to use
Although water is a resource that accounts for three-quarters of the globe's area, only about 2.5% of it is usable water.
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Strange snowball waves on the surface of the American lake
The snowballs hovering in the middle of the waves covered the surface of Lake Sebago in the state of Maine, USA, after the storm.
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Explore the world's largest shipyard
The world's largest shipyard in South Korea is a place that combines classic shipbuilding with technological innovations in the 21st century.
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6 wonderful things that made Dien Bien Phu campaign shaken the globe
Dien Bien Phu victory May 7, 1954 was one of the greatest milestones of our nation before the enemy invaded. The battle brought General Vo Nguyen Giap to the greatest ge…
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The Earth could have been
New research by scientists shows that about 2.4 billion years ago, the Earth was an ice ball, with ice covering the land and ocean.
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How do the continents of the Earth form?
200 million years after the supercontinent Pangea decayed into plaques, the Earth formed 7 continents today.