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2023-04-28 13:31:50 Did you know? Pink cockatoos have recently been listed as endangered. They are native to Australia and known for their striking appearance, which includes a white and pink crest, a salmon-pink chest, and a pale yellow band across their wings

The species is at risk from habitat loss and fragmentation, illegal trapping for the pet trade, and other threats.

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2023-04-28 09:30:46 This extraordinary accident occurred on October 22, 1895 at Montparnasse, then known as Gare de l’Ouest. The drive of the express train from Granville to Paris, hoping to make up time for its 131 passengers, increased the train’s speed and the air brake failed.

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2023-04-27 18:31:39 Playing with mercury
The room temperature is below 18°C and the mercury is very cooled, which means that harmful vapors are insignificant according to the video owner

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2023-04-27 13:31:06 Barrier-grid animation, also known as a kinegram or picket-fence animation is an animation effect created by moving a striped transparent overlay across an interlaced image.

A grid of thin transparent lines in a mask is passed over a composite graphic image, to give an illusion of movement. The grid of transparent lines was static in a viewing frame, and a strip of the composites was spooled behind it.

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2023-04-23 13:31:38 Well known for their spectacular courtship dances, male Greater Sage-Grouse puff out their chests, fan their tails, whistle, and grunt. But the breeding grounds where these dances take place, known as leks, continue to be threatened by development, oil and gas drilling, and other extractive industries.⁠

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2023-04-23 09:31:28 Did you know that the world's deadliest creature is not a predator like a lion or a shark, but a tiny insect? The mosquito is responsible for over 725,000 deaths annually due to diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and Zika virus. Science is working hard to develop new methods to control mosquito populations and prevent the spread of these deadly diseases.

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2023-04-22 18:31:38 Did you know that the human brain can store up to 2.5 petabytes of information? That's equivalent to 3 million hours of television! The brain is truly a remarkable and complex organ that continues to fascinate scientists and researchers alike.

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2023-04-22 13:31:42 The Al Naslaa rock formation is Earth’s most bizarre geological feature

In the Saudi Arabian desert, the Al Naslaa rock formation looks completely unnatural. Its perfectly vertical split remains a mystery.

Its most unusual feature is that it's actually split in two, down the middle, with each section of the rock balanced atop a thin, small pedestal.

The Al Naslaa Rock is also a petroglyph, meaning it has various images carved into its surface. If you look closely, you may be able to spot the carved images of humans and horses. The origins of these are still unknown.

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2023-04-22 09:31:05 NASA engineers designed this makeup kit in 1978 for women astronauts. The kit was never flown.

(Image credit: NASA)

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2023-04-21 18:32:01 The trust between the grey whales and boat captains at this calving lagoon is something that is developed over numerous encounters throughout the years. This whale had no objections to Captain Paco picking whale lice off of its head.⁠

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