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10 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
The Monument of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was no less famous than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or, for example, the Statue of Liberty in New York. Therefore, in 2007, the authorities decided to add this monument to the list of New Wonders o...
7 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
Surely many people have heard about Central Park in New York, but did you know how huge it is? Its area is 34.1 square kilometers, which is twice the area of the Principality of Monaco and ten times the size of the Vatican. On the territory of the pa...
5 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Laleska
A little over 100 years ago, Leo Baekeland, an industrial chemist of Belgian origin, opened the way to modern industry through an ingenious invention: Bakelite or thermosetting plastic, a type of plastic that does not soften when heated, making it an...
5 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
Iron and oxygen are the main components of the Earth's mass [approximately 32% of the planet's weight is accounted for by each element]. Due to the evaporation of hydrogen into space, our house «loses weight» annually by 50-60 million kg. But, fortun...
3 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
In 2011, the West African state of Benin issued a 100 franc coin in the form of a cannabis leaf. The 44-millimeter silver-plated copper-nickel coin looks like a green hemp leaf on one side [reverse] and has the coat of arms of Benin and the denominat...
1 Jun 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
Women have better taste, unlike men. And it's not about fashion or interior design right now. Danish scientists have proved that girls have much more taste buds than boys. They were not too lazy to conduct a study among almost nine thousand schoolchi...
31 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
Even 10-15 years ago, it was difficult to find a computer monitor near which a prickly soldier would not be on duty, allegedly absorbing harmful radiation. There are plants that really grow better, fueled by electromagnetic waves, and the cactus is o...
30 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
A hundred years ago in Soviet stores you could see unusual bottles in the form of a triangular prism. In this form, pure acetic acid was sold, which is a very dangerous chemical element for human health. Manufacturers of acid, taking care of consumer...
29 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
To avoid oxygen starvation and severe headaches after sleep, astronauts on the ISS are forced to sleep near air vents and use earplugs. Earplugs help to get rid of the noise of the space station, and ventilation helps to remove the carbon dioxide bub...
28 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Ousuwo
The Greenland shark is a unique long-lived champion. Scientists have determined that it can reach the age of 500 years. The individuals they were able to study, judging by the lens of the eye, were about three centuries old. The Greenland shark lives...
