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01/11/2022

Ми віримо в те, що дуже скоро кожен ранок буде тихим та мирним 🇺🇦

Ph: vitaliykvl 📸

01/11/2022

Лише погляньте на цей ідеальний захід сонця!

Ph: jekaloc 📸

30/10/2022

Fact 1
The horns of a rhinoceros are made of keratin similar to that which makes up our hair and fingernails. These horns are prized the world over and has put rhinoceroses at high risk as endangered animals as poachers are interested in killing them for their horns.

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A group of rhinoceroses is called a ‘crash’.

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Have only three toes on each foot and sleep either standing up or lying down.

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A full grown rhinoceros is typically about 12 to 15 feet in length and about 6 feet in height.

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Rhinoceroses are herbivores animals and usually graze on grass. They also eat plant shoots, trees and bushes.

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These animals are near-sighted and react with ill-temper when they hear movements. However, they possess a good sense of hearing and smell but have poor eyesight. They also have symbiotic relations with oxpeckers, which are little birds that eat ticks and insects off the animal. These birds alert the animal when they sense imminent danger.

Fact 7
Rhinoceroses enjoy human attention in zoos and understand commands. They are capable of playing ‘fetch’ and painting.

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They live up to 40 years in the wild and can run agilely at a speed of 40 miles per hour and also take sharp turns.

Fact 9
Rhinoceroses avoid sunburn by rolling in mud which protects their thin skin. The dirt protects their bodies from blood sucking insects.

Fact 10
These animals live in solitary splendor. However, their territories may sometimes overlap and water holes and wallows are sometimes shared. They communicate with each other through grunts and squawks and practice intricate breathing exhalations.

30/10/2022

Fact 1
Red Pandas get their name from their reddish brown fur. They have a black and white face marking with a long ringed tail

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Fur on the soles of their feet helps them remain warm in high altitudes where they dwell.

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They are native to southwestern region of China and the eastern region of the Himalayas. The natural habitat of these animals is damp coniferous forests.

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Red Pandas are carnivores. Their diet consists of bamboo shoots and leaves. The average consumption per day is about 80 lb and they spend 13 hours a day searching for bamboo. They also eat berries, fruit, insects, blossoms, acorns, seeds fungi, small rodents, young birds and birds’ eggs.

Fact 5
The average size of a litter is one to five cubs. Cubs stay in the nest till the next mating season. They reach their full size at 12 months and can reproduce only when they are about 18 to 24 months.

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The collective name for the group is a sloth or sleuth.

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Pandas make sounds that are referred to as growls, honks and bleats.

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A full grown red panda is about 20 to 25 inches tall and the adult weights between 7 to 13 lb.

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They are good at climbing trees and remain active during the day. They use their tails when climbing for balance.

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They are solitary animals. Red pandas have partially ret

28/10/2022

Fact 1
Luanda's former name, the name which it was founded under, is Sao Paula da Assuncao de Loanda.

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As of 2014, Luanda ranked number three on the top 10 most expensive cities in the world for expatriates to live in.

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One of the most expensive places to eat in the city is Lookal. A meal for two costs approximately $300.

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The 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, the first Roller Hockey World Cup organized in Africa was held in Luanda and Namibe, Angola in 2013.

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With approximately 6 million residents living in Luanda, approximately two-thirds of the people living there exist on less than $2 a day. At least 76% live in slum conditions.

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The traffic is Luanda can be dangerous; very few intersections have traffic signals and the streets are infested with potholes, vendors and other hazards.

Fact 7
Many important events in Angolan sports have been witnessed at the Estadio de Cidadela, which is a football stadium located in Luanda.

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It is the third most populous Portuguese speaking city in the world.

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The prefix in Luanda, Lu, is common in names on the coast region, which refers to sandbanks on the seaside.

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In July 2014, the Provincial Government of Luanda started to place road signs to define collective taxi-stops in the center of the town of Luanda.

28/10/2022

Fact 1
The city is not only the meeting point for the Blue Nile River and the White Nile River, but it is also the beginning of the Nile River.

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In comparison to other capital cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Khartoum has relatively low crime rates and almost no crimes against Americans in the city.

Fact 3
Although the origin of the citys name is unknown, one theory is that it is derived from the Arabic word 'khartum,' meaning 'trunk' because of the narrow strip of land that extends between the Blue and White Niles.

Fact 4
The National Museum of Sudan is the largest in all of the country and is located in Khartoum. It also contains the biggest and most important archaeological collection in the country.

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Khartoum has at least ten bridges that connect it to other areas crossing the Blue and White Nile and there are even more proposed to be constructed.

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The city is home a number of private universities including The Future University, which was the first to specialize in information and communications technology in the region as well the introducing computer engineering to the country.

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The Afra Mall, opened in 2004, is the first shopping mall in Sudan. It is also located in Khartoum.

Fact 8
With a hot desert climate, the city is often considered one of the hottest major cities in the world. The temperatures can exceed 127 degrees.

Fact 9
In 1991, Osama Bin Laden purchased a house in Khartoum, which he lived in from 1991-1996.

Fact 10
The Tuti Bridge, which was completed in 2008 and is the connecting bridge from Khartoum to Tuti Island, is considered the first suspension bridge to be built in Sudan and the first constructed in Africa.

25/10/2022

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He was born on 5th December 1901 in Wurzburg, Germany and died on 1st February, 1976 at the age of 74.

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He is best known for establishing the 'uncertainty principle' upon which he built his philosophy.

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He studied mathematics and physics from 1920 to 1923 at Ludwig-Maximilians University and the Geor-August University. Received a doctorate while he was studying under Arnold Sommerfield at Munich.

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He made notable contribution to the fields of hydrodynamics of turbulent flows, the atomic nucleus, ferromagnetism, cosmic rays, and subatomic particles.

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He played an important role in the establishment of the first nuclear reactor is West Germany at Karlsruhe and also a research reactor at Munich.

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His papers on matrix mechanics, describe the non-commutative multiplication of the matrices by means of physical reasoning and on the principle of correspondence.

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Heisenberg gave many lectures in Edinburgh, Bristol and Cambridge.

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His later work included study of plasma physics and the process of nuclear fusion.

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He was a member and later the chairman of the Scientific Policy Committee at the International Institute of Atomic Physics in Geneva.

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H was nominated for the Nobel Prize by Albert Einstein and eventually awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 for the 'creation of quantum mechanics'. Is also the recipient of the Max Planck Medal in 1933.

21/10/2022

Fact 3
Stockton became the first city in the state to have a name that was from Spanish origin.

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The oldest university in the state, University of the Pacific, is located in Stockton.

Fact 5
The city is home to the largest inland seaport. The California Delta, which is made of up thousands of miles of rivers and waterways lies in and around the city of Stockton.

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The historic Bob Hope Theater is located in Stockton. Before it changed its name, it was known as Fox Theater.

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In 2012 the city filed for bankruptcy. This makes it the largest city in the US to file for Chapter 9 protection.

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Stockton has been named as the best tree city in the US with over 100,000 trees.

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The city hosts nearly 30 festivals each year. One of the festivals is the Asparagus Festival.

Fact 10
Stockton was named as the birthplace of the fantastic four by Stan Lee, the writer of the Marvel Comics series.

21/10/2022

Fact 1
St Louis is located in the central area of the west side of the state of Missouri along the Mississippi River.

Fact 2
7-up was invented in St Louis and continues to be manufactured in this city.

Fact 3
The 1904 World’s Fair was in St Louis and the movie “Meet Me in St Louis” was based on this event.

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More barbecue sauce is consumed in St Louis than in any other city in the US.

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The St Louis Gateway Arch is one of the tallest in the world and is a major tourist destination in the city.

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Hotels in St Louis were the first to offer its guests a chocolate on your pillow.

Fact 7
When Ringo Starr wrote and sang the song, “Missouri Loves Company”, he was referring to the city of St Louis.

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Kindergarten was first founded in St Louis by Susan Elizabeth Blow.

Fact 9
The city is famous for offering multiple free tourist destinations that families and individuals can take advantage of while visiting. The famous Anheuser Busch Clydesdale horses call St Louis home.

Fact 10
Three professional sports teams call St Louis home. These are the St. Louis Rams football team, St. Louis Blues hockey team and St. Louis Cardinals, which is ranked amongst the most successful major league baseball clubs.

19/10/2022

Fact 1
Fresno is located halfway between two large cities - San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Fact 2
The word Fresno means ash tree in Spanish and the city’s flag features an ash tree.

Fact 3
The raisin industry was started in Fresno accidentally when some grapes were mistakenly allowed to dry on the vines.

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Today Fresno is one of the 40 most prosperous cities in the US.

Fact 5
The city is home to one of the nation’s largest and most popular blues festivals, which attracts thousands from all over the world.

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Fresno has more cultural activities than many other cities, even those that are twice the size of this city. The city hosts many different types of entertainment and a hot nightlife that is perfect for young and old alike.

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Outdoor lovers find the close proximity of both mountains and the ocean very enticing, which explains why everyone in the city is an outdoor enthusiast.

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Today more than 100 different nationalities are reflected in the population making it one of the most diverse melting pots in the nation.

Fact 9
The economy in Fresno is supported by many different industries including agricultural, food processing, glass, plastics, and computer software.

Fact 10
The nation’s most popular antique car show, The Conours D’Elegance, is held here each spring at the University of California in Fresno’s campus.

19/10/2022

19/10/2022