If you’ve played Connect Four, you might be surprised to know that a board has 4,531,985,219,092 possible positions.
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The aurora borealis is more likely to occur during the autumn and winter months than the spring and summer ones because of the longer, clearer nights. These beautiful geomagnetic storms appear when charged solar particles pass through our atmosphere and collide with particles in the Earth’s sky.
African lions are the most social of all big cats and live together in groups or “prides.” A pride consists of about 15 lions. Male lions defend the pride’s territory while females do most of the hunting. Despite this, the males eat first. A lion’s roar can be heard from as far as 5 miles away. A lion can run for short distances at 50 mph and leap as far as 36 feet.
Prior to the release of the first Sonic game, Sega was desperately searching for a mascot that could rival the appeal of Nintendo’s jumping plumber. Plenty of ideas were presented to Sega’s top dogs, one of them being a very early (and very different) version of Sonic. This proposed mascot was actually a rabbit that could grasp at things with his paws and fight using his own ears! How cute.
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The aurora borealis is more likely to occur during the autumn and winter months than the spring and summer ones because of the longer, clearer nights. These beautiful geomagnetic storms appear when charged solar particles pass through our atmosphere and collide with particles in the Earth’s sky.
African lions are the most social of all big cats and live together in groups or “prides.” A pride consists of about 15 lions. Male lions defend the pride’s territory while females do most of the hunting. Despite this, the males eat first. A lion’s roar can be heard from as far as 5 miles away. A lion can run for short distances at 50 mph and leap as far as 36 feet.
Prior to the release of the first Sonic game, Sega was desperately searching for a mascot that could rival the appeal of Nintendo’s jumping plumber. Plenty of ideas were presented to Sega’s top dogs, one of them being a very early (and very different) version of Sonic. This proposed mascot was actually a rabbit that could grasp at things with his paws and fight using his own ears! How cute.
Crocodiles regenerate teeth. With a specialized groove in their jaws, they can grow new teeth to replace the ones they lose. Throughout their lifetimes, crocodiles can grow and replace thousands of teeth. Some crocodiles live up to and over 70 years.