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Paris has public fountains that dispense sparkling water.​

Paris has public fountains that dispense sparkling water.

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Fountains in Paris | Paris water

Witnesses to 1200th century Paris, functional objects or praise for contemporary creation, the XNUMX Parisian drinking fountains are part of the city's urban and historical heritage. All deliver the same excellent quality water. Portrait gallery, with or without bubbles!

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Paris Is Installing Sparkling Water Fountains All Over the City

The French capital hopes to have at least one of the fountains in each arrondissement.

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Paris has public fountains that dispense sparkling water.​

Paris has public fountains that dispense sparkling water.

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Fountains in Paris | Paris water

Witnesses to 1200th century Paris, functional objects or praise for contemporary creation, the XNUMX Parisian drinking fountains are part of the city's urban and historical heritage. All deliver the same excellent quality water. Portrait gallery, with or without bubbles!

www.eaudeparis.fr

Paris Is Installing Sparkling Water Fountains All Over the City

The French capital hopes to have at least one of the fountains in each arrondissement.

www.cntraveler.com

I have used some of those fountains, they are very handy!

 

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China banned time travel in TV and movies.​

China banned time travel in TV and movies.

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https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/asia/china-banned-on-tv-censorship/index.html

China Bans Time Travel Films and Shows, Citing Disrespect of History

China’s media authorities have stopped the clock on time travel in film and television, saying the sci-fi notion “disrespects history.”

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Tonic water can glow in the dark.​

Tonic water can glow in the dark.

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Detecting Ultraviolet Light Using Tonic Water | Center for Science Education

Students use a model to test actions for staying safe from the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.

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Explore Glow-in-the-Dark Water! | STEM Activity

Explore why tonic water glows when put under an ultraviolet black light.

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Why does ‘Tonic Water’ glow in the dark? | The Times of India

Things glowing in the dark can remind you of your childhood days when you used to experiment with your friends. This may seem like a fun thing to do, but it’s actually true! If you were to look at a gin and tonic (or vodka and tonic, or anything with tonic, for that matter) under ultraviolet...

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Vampires were once thought to have a compulsion to count — which inspired the Count on “Sesame Street."​

Vampires were once thought to have a compulsion to count — which inspired the Count on “Sesame Street."

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Booseum: Vampires!

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COUNT VON COUNT & HIS PURPOSE IN CHILDREN’S TELEVISION

My final paper for my Vampire Narratives course. —————————————————————&…

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People used to clean their hands with coffee.​

People used to clean their hands with coffee.

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Before Drinking Coffee, People Washed Their Hands With It

This mysterious ingredient was often found in medieval Arabic books of medicine and botany.

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Medieval Arabians used coffee for handwashing before drinking

A captivating novel beverage became the talk of the Middle East during the 15th century and it was none other than coffee, or qahwa as it was known in Arabic

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Before Drinking Coffee, People Washed Their Hands With It

In the 15th century, Arabica coffee gained popularity in the Near East, but it had roots in Ethiopia. Archaeological findings suggest an ancient botanical origin for Arabica coffee in southwestern Ethiopia, possibly leading to the Ethiopian and Arabic words for coffee beans, buna and bunn...

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About 10% of adults have an extra vertebra in their spine.​

About 10% of adults have an extra vertebra in their spine.

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What is the Sixth Lumbar Vertebra? A Rare Extra Bone

Having sixth lumbar vertebrae in your spine are uncommon, but far from extraordinary. About 10% of the population has an extra bone in this region.

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5 Facts You Didn't Know about the Amazing Human Spine

Did you know these 5 fun facts about our amazing backbones? Take a look at our infographic explaining these amazing facts about the human spine.

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A chocolate bar sold at auction for almost $700.​

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World's most expensive chocolate bar goes on sale for $685

Almost double last year’s price of $385.

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100-year-old chocolate bar sells for $740 | News24

A 100-year-old bar of chocolate taken by Scott of the Antarctic on his first expedition to the frozen continent sold for almost 500 pounds ($740) at auction in London.

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This Chocolate Bar Costs Over $600

Supposedly, it's the most expensive chocolate bar in the world.

www.foodandwine.com

 

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Smokey Bear has his own ZIP code.​

Smokey Bear has his own ZIP code.

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Smokey Bear - Wikipedia

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Letters to Smokey Bear Reveal Promise of Hope for the Future

Smokey Bear, the iconic symbol of wildfire prevention for 70 years, is for many people a comforting symbol of a promise that everything will be okay. As long as we all work together, as one of Smokey’s young pen pals wrote recently. “Dear Smokey: I would like to be a Junior Forest Ranger and...

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Five facts you didn't know about Smokey the Bear on his 70th birthday

Who knew a bear could have its own zip code?!

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The world's oldest love poem is 4,000 years old.​

The world's oldest love poem is 4,000 years old.

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The World's Oldest Love Poem

The world's oldest love poem is The Love Song for Shu-Sin (c. 2000 BCE) composed in ancient Mesopotamia for use in part of the sacred rites of fertility. Prior to its discovery in the 19th century...

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Read the oldest love poem in the world

"Istanbul #2461" was written by the ancient Sumerians and is etched on a clay tablet.

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Oldest love poem

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This "interesting fact" doubles as a "tragic fact."
The fact is, someone died in a self driving car
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Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first ‘Full Self-Driving’ fatality

EVERGREEN, Colo. - Hans von Ohain and Erik Rossiter were on their way to play golf one afternoon in 2022 when von Ohain’s Tesla suddenly swerved off Upper Bear Creek Road. The car’s driver-assistance software, Full Self-Driving, was struggling to navigate the mountain curves, forcing von Ohain...

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Google Maps used a camel to create a “street view” of the desert.​

Google Maps used a camel to create a “street view” of the desert.

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Raffia: The camel who helped Google create the street view of Liwa desert - HT School

Your Gateway To Fun Learning, Championing the cause of education through national-level initiatives.

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https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/google-street-view-camel/index.html

 

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The average body temperature is not 98.6 degrees.​

The average body temperature is not 98.6 degrees.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/12/19/normal-body-temperature-986-fluctuations/

Time to redefine normal body temperature? - Harvard Health

Is 98.6˚ F still the norm for body temperature? Data collected over almost 160 years show that the normal body temperature has been declining and is now roughly one degree lower. ...

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Normal body temperature is personal, Stanford Medicine researchers find

A new, large-scale study of body temperatures has found that “normal” isn’t one size fits all — it varies by age, sex, weight, time of day and more.

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Elephant trunks have more than 40,000 muscles.​

Elephant trunks have more than 40,000 muscles.

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TRUTH OR TAIL: An elephant's trunk has over 40,000 muscles| Cleveland Zoological Society | June 26, 2023

Elephant trunks are amazing body parts, but how complicated are they really? Is it possible they have tens of thousands of muscles in the trunk alone? Keep reading to find out more... TRUTH! In fact, an elephant's trunk has no bones or joints. Organs like these are called

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Are There Really 150,000 Muscles in an Elephant’s Trunk? | All Your Elephant Trunk Questions Answered | HERD

Elephants are fascinating animals. Their bodies – their ears, their tusks, their feet – make them unique. One of their most interesting features is, of

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There are glaciers in the tropics.​

There are glaciers in the tropics.

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What are tropical glaciers and how is climate change affecting them? | World Economic Forum

Glaciers in the Tropics, but Not for Long

Though the mountains are located just south of the equator, their elevation is high enough and the air temperatures are cold enough to still support a few small areas of ice.

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https://www.science.org/content/article/glaciers-tropics

 

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Potatoes can absorb and reflect Wi-Fi signals.​

Potatoes can absorb and reflect Wi-Fi signals.

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Boeing engineers use spuds to improve in-air Wi-Fi

If the wireless Internet connection during your holiday flight seems more reliable than it used to, you could have the humble potato to thank.

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What Do Potatoes Have To Do With Wi-Fi?

Wifi and potatoes. Two integral commodities without which life would be incomplete. ( …sort of). What if I told you that it is due to the french-fry giving root that inflight wifi network is a possibility. Its similar chemical nature to humans is why we have another reason to celebrate the...

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13 mind-blowing facts about food

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Some people have a genetic condition that allows them to see nearly 100 million colors.​

Some people have a genetic condition that allows them to see nearly 100 million colors.

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Tetrachromacy: Superhuman Vision

Tetrachromacy is a type of color vision that allows some people to see colors others cannot. Learn more about this seemingly superhuman vision.

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Is Tetrachromacy Real? Definition, Causes, Test, and More

Tetrachromacy is a rare eye condition that allows for increased color vision. We’ll tell you about what causes it and how it’s diagnosed, as well as why you need to be skeptical of online tests.

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The rare eye feature that lets some people see colors others can't - UW Medicine | Ophthal

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Canada extends as far south as California.​

Canada extends as far south as California.

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Strange Maps: Canada extends as far south as California

A long time ago, I heard a joke: What do you call someone who knows three languages? Trilingual. What do you call someone who knows two languages? Bilingual. What do you call someone who knows one …

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What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think

The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months in sync with annual events, including equinoxes and solstices, according to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology. Adding a leap day every four years would make the calendar longer by...

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Caffeine is a natural pesticide.​

Caffeine is a natural pesticide.

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Plants give bees a caffeine buzz

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https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/07/us/caffeine-is-natural-insecticide-scientist-says.html

Caffeine: A Powerful Organic Insecticide

Did you know that caffeine is an insecticide? Moreover, that the coffee plant (Coffea arabica and others) produces it inContinue Reading

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