Any baby under 3-6 months of age, when exposed to water, reflexively holds his breath and begins to move.

If water enters his mouth, the vocal cleft and epiglottis narrow, preventing fluid from entering the lungs. Children older than 6 months lose these skills and have to learn to swim from scratch if they haven't mastered it since birth.

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Test of the Crew Dragon manned parachute system.

The Crew Dragon parachutes look like big jellyfish in the sky. The most recent test demonstrated the parachute system's ability to land the spacecraft safely in the unlikely event of one of the four main parachutes failing.

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British royal family banned from playing Monopoly

When Andrew - Prince Charles' younger brother - received a Monopoly board game as a gift in 2008, he said: "We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It makes people too aggressive.

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The Indian moon landing cost three times less than the Russian Luna-25 mission.

The Chandrayaan mission cost $75 million dollars. The exact cost of the Russian Luna-25 mission is unknown. In 2020, it was estimated at "tens of billions of rubles", that is, at least 3 times more expensive than the "Chandrayaan-3".

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Himalayas.

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The layer of ice covering Antarctica, in some places reaches 4 kilometers.

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The road through Death Valley, California.

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Cats often gently "head-butt" your leg or any other body part they can reach

Just to remind you that they love you.

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Children's safety suit.

Now even if your child gets lost - hardly anyone will dare to approach him in the dark.

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A real bar for traders: there is a Wall Street bar in Barcelona where alcohol prices change every second, just like on the stock exchange.

The price goes down or up depending on the demand for the drink.

And if you are very lucky, you can get a cocktail for free or very cheap.

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Instant coffee is not invigorating

In instant coffee contains theobromine, which, on the contrary, causes a craving for sleep, it begins to work 30 minutes after taking it.

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Another eruption of the Fuego volcano

Volcano Fuego is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, southeast of Antigua. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Central America and erupts almost constantly, but at low levels.

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When seals are satisfied, they take the shape of a banana.

It means that they are happy, full and feel safe. And of course you can see it in their "smiling" face.

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You are completely blind for about 40 minutes a day.

This happens when you move your eye from one object to another, your brain purposefully blocks your vision so as not to show a blurred image. This is why you cannot see your own eye movements when you look in the mirror. Scientifically, this definition sounds like Saccadic Masking. Without it, your life would be like constantly watching a movie on a shaky camera.

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Kamchatka, Russia

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Monkeys go bald with age just as humans do.

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Chunks of melting ice.

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