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How dangerous is the lost radioactive pill in Australia?
A lot of work needs to be done to find the radioactive lump, only 8mm long and 6mm in diameter, lost over a distance of 1,400km.
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The sunken island off the coast of Brazil is filled with rare earths
A giant ancient island now located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean may contain huge reserves of rare earth elements and many other valuable minerals.
Animal world
The pet turtle went missing, 30 years later, the family was shocked to find it alive in an unexpected place
Family members are stunned to learn that their pet turtle is still alive after 30 years.
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Incredible but true story: The Portuguese capital was once located in Brazil
Despite being only the capital of Portugal for 13 short years, this period made Rio de Janeiro grow rapidly, becoming the most prosperous city on the continent of South…
Animal world
Discovered crocodile extinction for nearly 40 years
Wild biologist Forrest Galante found a Caiman Rio Apaprois crocodile for the first time in decades of absence.
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The unexpected reason after the medal bite of the athletes
In any individual sport, medal athletes regularly bring this precious object to their mouths and bite the bluff even though few understand the reason behind the action.
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The turquoise river fooled scientists
The Rio Celeste River in Costa Rica has caused scientists to mistake the beautiful turquoise color of water for many years due to the chemical reaction created.
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10 locations on another planet-like Earth
The Rio Tinto River, Devon Island, Kilauea volcano, are three of the places on Earth that resemble planets and moons in the solar system.
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The Olympic pool was still green and now began to stink
Authorities blamed everything from people to pH but there is no official conclusion yet.
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Found the reason why the Olympic swimming pool turned green after just 1 night
The organizers announced from yesterday that the water in the tank is completely safe, but the PWTAG team did not think so.
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What effect does an Olympic athlete's glasses wear?
At the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, in the shooting game, we witnessed many fierce matches, and in most of these matches, what appears most often is probably the slightly g…
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The boxer at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games saw the biggest change for more than 30 years
An object not separated from the boxers at the Olympics since 1984 has been removed.
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Why is the Rio 2016 Olympic swimming pool changing color after a night?
Algae blooms, copper oxidation or problem water filters are speculative reasons given by experts to explain temporarily this strange phenomenon.
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The world's largest and rarest purple diamond
The world's largest purple diamond is found in the Argyle mine, Australia, weighing 9.17 carats.
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Areas of 'other planets' on Earth
Natural conditions and landscapes in some areas of the Earth, similar to Mars or Venus, can provide research information about life on other planets.