Jellyfish, though beautiful, can sting with their tentacles if they brush against you when you're swimming in the ocean.
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The sun isn’t merely that far-away ball of gas – it has an atmosphere that extends far beyond Pluto! The northern lights, for example, are the result of the interaction of solar winds with the earth’s magnetic field. In a manner of speaking, we live inside the sun!
Oxford may be now renowned as civilized and academic city, but it once played host to a short but brutal war between students and townsfolk! Way back in 1355, a student irked the locals by complaining about his brew in a local tavern. Things got heated, word spread and serfs from around the countryside poured in with cries of “Havac! Havoc! Smyt fadt, give gode knocks!”. The fallout? 30 locals and 60 students dead! Today’s Oxford students better be careful when out at the local Wetherspoons or it could all kick off again.
Many dishes traditionally thought to be Indian have their roots elsewhere. Vindaloo, for instance, has Portuguese origins. The sweet, nourishing chai tea? A Chinese invention! It was enjoyed by the Chinese as a medicinal drink, then brought by the British to the Indian subcontinent. It’s crazy popularity today only began in the 1950s!
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The sun isn’t merely that far-away ball of gas – it has an atmosphere that extends far beyond Pluto! The northern lights, for example, are the result of the interaction of solar winds with the earth’s magnetic field. In a manner of speaking, we live inside the sun!
Oxford may be now renowned as civilized and academic city, but it once played host to a short but brutal war between students and townsfolk! Way back in 1355, a student irked the locals by complaining about his brew in a local tavern. Things got heated, word spread and serfs from around the countryside poured in with cries of “Havac! Havoc! Smyt fadt, give gode knocks!”. The fallout? 30 locals and 60 students dead! Today’s Oxford students better be careful when out at the local Wetherspoons or it could all kick off again.
Many dishes traditionally thought to be Indian have their roots elsewhere. Vindaloo, for instance, has Portuguese origins. The sweet, nourishing chai tea? A Chinese invention! It was enjoyed by the Chinese as a medicinal drink, then brought by the British to the Indian subcontinent. It’s crazy popularity today only began in the 1950s!
The Astoria hotel in St Petersburg is where Hitler planned to hold a huge celebratory banquet once he'd conquered the city.
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