Ecology

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Holes on the beach, when can it be really dangerous?

THERiccardo’s tragedy was so terrible when he absurd. It is difficult to accept that a 17 -year -old boy, on vacation with his family, has lost his life while he dug a hole on the beach. A game, a moment of freedom, as we have all lived as children. Still, something went wrong. I am writing to you for two ...

tour de france

What is the Tour de France and how it has become the most famous cycling race ever

Tour de France. The Tour de France It is the most prestigious and demanding cycling race in the world that takes place every year during the month of July and lasts about three weeks. The route includes about 3,500km divided into 21 stages that cross all France and, sometimes, even the neighboring countries. It is no coincidence that it is ...

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Why are the cats have nine lives?

Domestic cat sleeping; Credits: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication; Via Wikimedia Commons The myth according to which cats have nine lives derives from their ability to save yourself in difficult situations And from the ability to perform actions that would be fatal for other animals. It is a popular belief especially in Anglo -Saxon countries, which has no scientific ...

Aereo

The longest flight in the world connects Singapore and New York and lasts about 18 hours

The longest air flight Connect Singapore and New York, along 15,344 km. From Singapore in New York with a direct flight, without stopovers: you fly with Singapore Airlinesare traveling 15,344 kilometers (9,534 miles) e it takes about 18 hours. This is the duration of the current best scheduled flight in the worldalso reported by Guinness World Recordwhich connects the airport ...

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Because Wimbledon’s grass is so special and green: variety, height and how the game changes in the final stages

Wimbledon’s central field grass after the 2023 final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, via Wikimedia Commons The grass of the fields of Wimbledon it is composed entirely of the variety Loietto Perenne (Lolium perenial) chosen because it grows quickly, resists the intense footprint of the players and guarantees a low and regular rebound. It is cut every day so ...

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Here is the Super Tris, the fractal variant of the tris: how to play

The super tris, or tris in the trioUltimate Tic Tac Toe, Fractal Tic Tac Toe, are some of the names with which this is known variant of the game of the trio where Each box contains a mini trio And whoever manages to conquer 3 in a row wins by creating a trio of mini tris. We explain the rules ...

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The forgotten fire of the Narodni Dom, or the birth deed of the fascist squadrismo

The Narodni Dom building after the 1920 fire THE’Fire of the Narodni Domalso known as Fire of the Hotel Balkanwas an episode of political violence against the Slavic population that took place a Trieste The July 13, 1920that in fact He kicked off to the fascist organized squadrismo which raged throughout Italy in the following years. The episode must be ...

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Because it is not convenient to keep the money under the mattress

There is a commonplace, fortunately less and less used, which consists in choosing to Keep your savings under the mattressbelieving that a series of taxes are avoided, risks of loss of investments and other reasons. In reality, it is a simplistic consideration that it is not functional on the long term: Keeping the money stopped, in fact, exposes it to ...

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The origin of the communist greeting with a closed fist: what is the meaning of the gesture

The greeting that provides for the closed fist raised originates in Worker and trade union movement of the first decades of the twentieth century; was used by numerous political movements of Socialist, communist, trade unionist and anarchist extraction. During the 1900s, it also became a symbol of the struggle of African Americans for civil rights and battles of South Africans ...