Tag Archives: history

Why Millions of Mexicans Don’t Speak Spanish

15 May 2026 #GeneralKnowledge Mexico is home to 130 million people, and while Spanish is the de facto tongue, the country hosts a “Linguistic Multiverse” of 68 official indigenous languages. These aren’t dialects, they are the surviving operating systems of … Continue reading →

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44 Insane Facts Everyone Near England Should Know

25 May 2026 England is smaller than Oregon, holds 85% of the world’s chalk streams, and hit 40.3°C on a single afternoon in Lincolnshire. A country roughly the size of a mid-sized US state somehow contains a desert, a subtropical … Continue reading →

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In 1986 an astronomer trying to trace a 75 cent computer time discrepancy for 10 months eventually found a German hacker selling defense secrets to the KGB

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the time we nearly wiped out the Canada goose #conservation #biology

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This discovery changed human history by 350,000 years

21 May 2026 When did humans have the technology to make fire? Recently, the answer to that question has changed – pushing the date back from 50,000 years ago to 400,000 years ago. But how do we know this? Join … Continue reading →

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Are seals evolving into whales? | Lindsay Nikole

6 Sept 2025 #LindsayNikole #Wildlife #AnimalScience Are seals just halfway through their journey of becoming something more like a whale? Today, we’ll be exploring their evolutionary journey. I’ll introduce you to their ancestors, strange specimens in the seal lineage, and … Continue reading →

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She birthed Hiphop into the mainstream #hiphop #shorts #viral

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The Real Legacy of Chernobyl Isn’t What You Think

23 Apr 2026 The World, the Universe and Us It’s been 40 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster unfolded. Since the explosion at Chernobyl in 1986, the world has feared nuclear power – and the widespread damage it can … Continue reading →

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Why did Edo rename itself to Tokyo? Because… Kyoto 🤣

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When 90% of life on Earth was wiped out #science #earth #life

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The origins of the alphabet

20 May 2026 Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris Let’s explore the mysteries of our weird alphabet. Rob and Jess are joined by Danny Bate, author of Why Q Needs U, to discuss where our letters came from and … Continue reading →

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#NatureIsLit – Ancient Dingo Burial Site Discovered in Australia 🦴🐾

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