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Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1744) 6 Apr

Voyager 1 has been exploring the outer space for 47 years , Athemis 2 was launched some days ago to explore the moon and earth. I am more interested in what Voyager 1 is discovering out there especially after traveling for 47...

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Interesting Facts About Gold

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 12 Nov

As of mid-November, one ounce of gold is worth about $4,144.40. This amount fluctuates constantly. Gold is a universal symbol of power, wealth and beauty. Here are some other interesting facts about gold: * There is evidence of...

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Humans Haven't Been Around Long.....

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 3 Nov

Not in the grand scheme of things, that is. We have been the dominant species on Earth for some 50,000 years. We, Ho mo Sapiens ("wise men" in Greek) have been on Earth only 0.0067% of its existence. Ho mo Sapiens emerged in...

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A Funny

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 23 Jul

One of my favorite content creators on YouTube said something funny that I wanted to share. Here's what she said: When our Earth is all gone. Long after World War III and people have both each other to bits the two things that...

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I Rather Envy Those in Europe and North America in the Summer of 1816

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 3 Jul

They call it the "year without a summer". In April 1815 there was an eruption that took place on Indonesia's Mount Tambora. Mass amounts of sulfur dioxide, ash and dust were ejected into the atmosphere which blocked the sunlight...

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Is there alien life existing among us or living beyond our solar system?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 14 Jul 24

Recently, there has been an article stating that aliens could be co-existing with humans without our knowledge according to a Harvard study. Also , there have been reveals from certain ex-US Armymen on UFOs . If alien life is...

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The Unexplained: Mysteries of the Universe

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 26 Jun 24

I watched an episode of William Shatner's Mysteries of the Universe the other night. It was "The Mysterious Earth". It was very interesting as his shows usually are. (Can you believe he is 93?) Shatner did The UnXplained TV series...

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Alien Earthlings?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 5 Jun 24

When the Earth is no longer inhabitable and the sea is still full of myths and full of questions too deep to be answered what is our plan? Will we become a multi-planet species? Overcome the hazards and inhospitable areas and make...

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Very long rain and flooding in several places

dikatama @anggunwk (74) 10 Apr 24

The last few days where I live there has been heavy rain which lasted for a very long time. It rained from 5 pm until noon the next day. This slightly hinders residents' activities, especially since we are celebrating Eid al-Fitr....

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Umbraphiles?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 6 Apr 24

This is what eclipse enthusiasts are known as and --"shadow lovers" in Latin. I can't believe how into it some people are. They've booked hotel rooms months in advance, some even years, and are making quite a deal out of this...

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Interesting Facts

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 17 Mar 24

In doing my trivia questions today I found these interesting facts: * It takes the International Space Station approximately 92 minutes to make one complete orbit about the Earth. It travels at about 17,500 miles per hour and it...

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How soon will small islands eventually disappear?

Wardman @wardfcsc (190) • Indonesia 28 Jan 24

The climate crisis will be drowning the small islands first. Yet, it can be sooner than predicted as the global warming seems unstoppable. Part of the capital in my country is on the verge of drowning some years later. How about...

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Short story: One day, we will be consumed by the Earth, if we continue to consume it, so wantonly

emptychair @innertalks (23741) • Australia 4 Nov 23

The American Indian Chief, Chief Yellow Cloud, was named this by the North American Calvary, as he always retreated from them, seemingly cowardly, every time, that they encroached into his tribe’s territory. [b]His real...

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In Science city in Calcutta there are depictions of pre-historic life

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 12 Jun 23

In Science City in Calcutta there are different sections. One part deals with the dark ages when the sunlight in the world had not appeared. It is interesting to note that there were many organisms in the pre-historic period which...

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Grounding--Does It Really Work?

agent_iii @unsulliedcatt (278) • Philippines 3 Jun 23

Curious about the grounding or earthing technique, my boyfriend and I tried this when we got to country side at my aunt's farm. So basically you don't need to do anything but to connect electrically to earth by removing your...

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Lightning Marathon?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 26 Apr 23

I love a good lightning storm. Since I was a child with my face pressed up against the window pane I have been excited each time there is one of these storms. The stronger the better. The energy and power created is such a rush....

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Roll up your sleeves! (Earth day)

Norra Re @frenki (1693) • Serbia 22 Apr 23

Hello everyone! Today (22nd of April) is Earth Day and I celebrated it by participating in the national cleaning campaign called "Roll up your sleeves!". It was organized at over 150 locations in my country, 60 of which were in...

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Sustainability - our responsibility

Mohandasu @Mohanda (97) 12 Apr 23

From my understanding, Sustainability is a societal goal that relates to improve or protect the environment ( Earth ) from the hazardous. Our roles & Responsibilities to improve sustainability *Low water consumption for...

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Astonished

Laura @Laurakemunto (13787) • Kenya 29 Mar 23

"Earth is hard" this is the phrase I commonly used with my little sister . I just saw a tweet of a guy who was a sperm donor and fathered 550 kids now being sued. What on earth do one gain by such acts? Fame? Money? Experiment?...

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Small Actions, Big Impact. Switch off for Earth hour 2023

B @pitsipeahie (5758) 25 Mar 23

Every year on the last Saturday of March, millions across the globe celebrates their commitment to the planet by switching off their lights for one hour. In my place it will be tonight March 25, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm. How about you...

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