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'Switzerland' is the longest country name with no repeated letters. #rank

Female lions do about 90% of the hunting. #animals

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About 56% of Internet users admit to having googled themselves #psychology

What is the distance from the center of a circle to it's perimeter?

Owls have such sharp hearing that they can hear a mouse stepping on a twig from 75 feet away. #animals

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking." – Steve Jobs #quotes

Social rejection can increase levels of creativity in people with a strong sense of independence. #psychology

​​How does a Stun Gun work? How is it different from Taser? Tasers and stun guns are built on the same fundamental concept: both employ a less-than-lethal electrical charge to ward off an attack. While both a stun gun and a Taser are considered the same weapon under the law, making them legal to carry in most states, there are some major differences to consider between these two types of self-defense weapons.  A stun gun generates a high-voltage electrical charge between two small prongs;  when this electrical current makes contact with the body, a painful charge is delivered. The amperage, however, is too low to seriously or permanently injure an individual and yet is typically strong enough to briefly immobilize someone, buying you precious seconds to escape unharmed. Hence, this is a generally safe and effective self-defense weapon to employ. A Taser also delivers an electrical charge between two electrodes; however, these electrodes shoot out from a compressed gas cartridge inserted in the Taser, which launches the two prongs up to 15 feet from the Taser, similar to how a gas-charged BB gun works. The electricity, then, does not pass directly between the prongs, but rather through conductive wires which are attached to the gun’s electrical circuit.  Small barbs on the ejected electrodes are able to hook into an attacker’s clothing or skin, which deliver the electrical current. When these electrodes shoot out, they travel in slightly opposite trajectories so that when they attach to a target’s body, they create a larger field of electricity. This larger surface area of electricity traveling between electrodes is what not only delivers a painful shock, like a stun gun, but also has the ability to immobilize an attacker, potentially for several minutes, without causing unconsciousness. This superior, longer duration immobilization is why police and law enforcement use a Taser to subdue and apprehend bad guys. Taser® calls this ability their “muscular override technology.

The clitoris has between 8,000 and 15,000 nerve endings The penis has about 4,000 nerve endings. #science

"Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there." - Will Smith #quotes

​​What is the purpose of having a countdown during a Rocket launch? During launching the main thing is all step of launching done on time. that's why all says Rocket Science is very tough. The procedures for each launch are written carefully. A single degree angle more inclination of Rocket can damage the trajectory that it follows. A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. The purpose of a countdown is to make sure all the engineers know exactly when liftoff should be, and how much time they have to make last minute adjustments. The countdowns can start from 72 to 96 hours before launch time. There is a long list of things that have to happen to launch a rocket after it gets to the pad. Fueling, engine gimbal tests, sensor checks, computer startups, etc, etc. There's a certain order these have to go in. A countdown provides the backbone for the planning of all this. Don't think of it so much as "time until launch," but rather "progress through the checklist." Sure, the launch does happen at T-0, but in some launches, when T-0 actually is can change if they hit a problem earlier in the countdown. Proceeding with the countdown depends on several factors, such as the proper launch window, weather that permits a safe launch, and the rocket and payload working properly. In essence, normally when you hear "the countdown has been stopped" your gut feeling would be "something went really bad", but the reality is each countdown is stopped a few times normally - these pauses are planned. They allow for these last-minute adjustments that tests have shown to be required; they allow re-synchronizing the countdown in case some tasks took longer than expected, delaying others in consequence. They often overlap lengthy procedures like filling the fuel tanks, but some of them are pauses on their own. The countdown sequence is not written in stone - sure the launch must fit in the launch window (a couple hours) and there's very little deviation allowed during the final seconds, but the countdown a couple hours before the launch is more of guidelines "this should be done about now" than "T-16:36:58.07: flight captain uses a spoon to break the shell of the hard-boiled egg of his breakfast" type of lists.

Ending deforestation could reduce annual global greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 30%. #Knowledge

Watching videos of cute animals for 30 minutes can help lower blood pressure, heart rate, and reduce anxiety. #psychology

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"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." – Babe Ruth #quotes

Sweat is actually odourless The smell is caused by bacteria that live on the skin. #science

Love is so much more than aesthetics or achievements. Love is the ability to care for another person even when they are moody and unpleasant to be around. Love is deeper than surface level emotions. Love is warmth and understanding. #love

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What is the death of an entire species?