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brain

15 Awesome Facts About Brain

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What you didn’t know about your brain? We all know, that brain is one of the most important things that we have in our body. Without brain we won’t be able to breath and live. The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in...

Chameleon Facts

Chameleon Facts about Camouflage

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Chameleon facts about the real reasons chameleons change their colors Everybody knows that chameleons change their color to camouflage themselves against a background. Well, that is completely wrong. Actually, chameleons use their color-changing abilities to regulate their body temperature or to communicate with other chameleons. One of the chameleon facts is,...

The Kaufmann Residence – House Designed in 1935

The Kaufmann Residence – House Designed in 1935

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The Kaufmann Residence — more commonly known as Fallingwater — is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935. Located in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, the home was built partially over a waterfall and was hailed by Time magazine as Wright’s most beautiful work. Fallingwater was designated a National Historica Landmark in...

Talk Gloves

Enable Talk Gloves

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Four Ukrainian students have created gloves that allow speech- and hearing-impaired people to communicate with those who don’t use or understand sign language. The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smart phone, which then converts the text to spoken words....

Indoor Cloud

Indoor Clouds

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That’s not Photoshop. The Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has developed a way to create a small, perfect white cloud in the middle of a room. It requires meticulous planning: the temperature, humidity and lighting all have to be just so. Once everything is ready, Smilde summons the cloud out of...

Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock Castle, Scotland

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Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle, first built in the 13th century. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) south of Dumfriesin south-west Scotland, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve. Today, the castle is in the care of Historic Scotland and is a popular tourist attraction. It is protected as a scheduled monument, and as a category...

Isaac Newton

Interesting Facts and Information About Isaac Newton

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Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most influential scientists of all time. He came up with numerous theories and contributed ideas to many different fields including physics, mathematics and philosophy. NAME: Isaac Newton OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Mathematician,Astronomer, Physicist BIRTH DATE: January 04, 1643 DEATH DATE: March 31, 1727 EDUCATION: The King’s School, University of Cambridge, Trinity College PLACE OF...

Alexander Graham Bell

Interesting Facts and Information About Alexander Graham Bell.

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Learn about the man credited with the invention of the first practical telephone with our Alexander Graham Bell facts for kids. Find out about his life growing up in Scotland, his move to Canada, his study of sound and his many experiments and inventions. Read on and enjoy our range of interesting facts and...

Albert Einstein

Interesting Facts and Information About Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein is perhaps the most famous scientist of all time. Both his image and brilliant work on theoretical physics live on today and he serves as an inspiration to young scientists around the world. NAME: Albert Einstein OCCUPATION: Physicist BIRTH DATE: March 14, 1879 DEATH DATE: April 18, 1955 EDUCATION: Luitpold Gymnasium, Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (Swiss...

Martin Laurello

Martin Laurello : Man Who Can Turn His Head 180 Degrees

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Martin Joe Laurello (May 1885 – 1955) originally Martin Emmerling, was also known  as The HumanOwl, The Man with the Revolving Head, or Bobby, The Boy with the Revolving Head because of his unique capability of revolving his head. When he had his head turned, his spine was in the shape...

I am rich

There Used to Be an App in The Apple Store Called “I Am Rich”. It Sold 8 Copies and Was $999

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Eight iPhone owners have joined an elite clan: Their Apple gadget is running a program that cost nearly $1,000. When the iPhone first hit the market in June 2007, those who paid the $499 entry price — and signed the two-year AT&T contract — owned a status symbol. A year...