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Astronauts Mark Lee and Jan Davis secretly got married nine months before their joint trip to the International Space Station in 1992. They didn't notify NASA until it was too late to prepare substitutes They're the only married couple that's ever flown together in space. #people

Dogs can track the scent of their homes and owners from as far as 11 miles away They extend their scent range by traveling in overlapping circles of familiar scents —similar to how cell phone coverage relies on coordinated signals from different cell towers. #animals

Mr.Bean has taught us that sitting alone and enjoying your own company is better than being surrounded by fake people. #thoughts

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Psilocybin can help treat severe cases of depression and have been described as a "breakthrough therapy" for a variety of mental health conditions. #health

The odds for a coin flip are not 50-50, but closer to 51-49 A coin will most likely land on the same side as it began. #knowledge

There’s nothing fake about adapting your energy based on your environment and how you feel. Some people and situations will call for extroversion and higher energy. Other times, you may want take it easy, or tune out. We can turn up, turn away and turn inward, if we want. #tips

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​​​​What is a Pop Filter? A pop filter, also known as a pop screen or pop shield, is a piece of equipment that reduces popping sounds that occur when you record vocals. Pop filters can improve sound quality during singing, podcasting, and voiceover work. Pop filters are typically made with porous materials wrapped around a circular frame. Pop filters improve recordings by reducing or eliminating plosive sounds made from harsher consonants like P, B, T, D, K, and G. A speaker creates plosive sounds with an explosion of air from their mouth that bounces against their microphone capsule. The air pressure from plosive sounds results in an unpleasant noise that peaks above other vocal sounds. Pop filters can also reduce the effect of sibilance, a hissing sound made from air passing through teeth during consonants like S and Z. Types of Pop Filters: There are two primary sound filters used on microphones in recording studios worth mentioning in this post. The ones pulled over the microphone are called pocket filters or microphone covers and are usually made from foam materials. Microphone cover pop filters are available in various sizes, so you will easily find one that fits over your microphone. The other ones are called dragon pad pop filters. This is a piece of gear attached to the microphone stand arm with a clip. On the other side of the flexible arm, you have the filter positioned between the mouth and microphone that looks like a small dish.

“To go against the dominant thinking of your friends is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.” – Theodore H. White #quotes

At least 1 out of 4 people have fatty liver. Even if it's hard for you to exercise enough to help you lose weight, moderate activity -- brisk walking for 150 minutes every week -- can get rid of some of the fat in your liver. #health

Every year, ancient Athenians carved a tile with the name of someone they disliked. If enough people wrote the same name, that person would have ten days to flee Athens for ten years A tile was called an 'ostrakon' in Greek, giving rise to the word 'ostracise' #history

Procrastination is so difficult to cure because you can always start treating it tomorrow. #thoughts

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“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Thomas Jefferson #quotes

Bill Gates is so rich that the average American spending $1 is similar to him spending $1.06 million. #people

The first-ever cell phone call was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper, a researcher, and executive at Motorola The person he called was his main rival Joel Engel, an engineer at Bell Labs, who was also working on the world's 'first' cellphone. #rank #people

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"explaining your side doesn’t mean you are arguing." #thoughts