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The best-known species, such as the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, are hematophagous, attaching themselves to a host with a sucker and feeding on blood, having first secreted the peptide hirudin to prevent the blood from clotting.

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The most efficient commercially available LED lamps have efficiencies exceeding 200 lumens per watt (lm/W) and convert more than half the input power into light.

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In planetary astronomy and astrobiology, the Rare Earth hypothesis argues that the origin of life and the evolution of biological complexity, such as sexually reproducing, multicellular organisms on Earth, and subsequently human intelligence, required an improbable combination of astrophysical and geological events and circumstances.

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Chile's territorial shape is considered among the world's most unusual; from north to south, the country extends 4,270 km (2,653 mi), and yet it only averages 177 km (110 mi) in width.

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It is the 32nd largest country and is slightly smaller than Egypt, or half the size of Mexico.

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The archaeological record and genetic analysis show the remains of the Erralla dog 17,500 years ago to be the first undisputed dog, but there are other disputed remains occurring 36,000 years ago.

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In very rare occurrences, they can also be black, seen in gars that have a high level of melanin.

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Some of these diseases are mainly sporadic and only a few cases are familial.

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It has evolved large hump muscles, unique among bears, and paws up to 21 cm (8.

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The giant armadillo grows up to 150 cm (59 in) and weighs up to 54 kg (119 lb), while the pink fairy armadillo has a length of only 13–15 cm (5–6 in).

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The gender-equality paradox is the counterintuitive finding that various average gender differences in personality and occupational choices are larger in countries that score higher in standard gender equality metrics.

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When pouring water from a higher container to a lower one, particles floating in the latter can climb upstream into the upper container.

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A classically behaving neutron or molecule will strike the same surface much like a thrown ball, hitting only at one atomic-scale location where it is either absorbed or scattered.

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Humans can detect sounds at 20,000 times per second, while dogs can sense frequencies of 30,000 times per second.

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She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean, which she did in 1845, in 14 days.

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Marshall Rosenberg also taught NVC in a number of video lectures available online; the workshop recorded in San Francisco is the most well-known.

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She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D.

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NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg replied that the decision was up to Ukraine and NATO's members, adding, "Russia has no right to establish a sphere of influence to try to control their neighbors.

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Archaeological evidence indicates that the Tamil Nadu region could have been inhabited more than 385,000 years ago by archaic humans.

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Although hypoxia is often a pathological condition, variations in arterial oxygen concentrations can be part of the normal physiology, for example, during strenuous physical exercise.

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After more than 21 hours on the surface, they rejoined Collins in lunar orbit, and the crew returned safely to Earth on July 24, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.

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Evolutionary biologists have published rebuttals showing how systems discussed by Behe can evolve.

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Though not quite as flexible as seals, some dolphins can travel at speeds 29 km/h (18 mph) for short distances.

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With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.

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A barefoot appearance can be a notable characteristic for an individual, as it has been associated with various cultural contexts throughout human history.

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USACE has 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.

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The only major ice-free landmasses from which it is entirely absent are the islands of New Zealand, making it the world's most widespread raptor and one of the most widely found wild bird species.

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states and territories, Utah, with a population of just over three million, is the 13th-largest by area, the 30th-most populous, and the 11th-least densely populated.

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The extremely dark ring system reflects only about 2% of the incoming light.

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The smallest bat, and one of the smallest extant mammals, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is 29–33 mm (1.

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state, ranking first by the percentage of population 25 and over with either a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

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More than 7,000,000 acres (28,000 km2; 11,000 mi2) of the valley are irrigated via reservoirs and canals.

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07 oz), and the largest is the 23 cm (9 in) giant hummingbird, weighing 17–31 grams (0.

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Vertical-axis turbines can be made to varied designs, including the "eggbeater" Darrieus, the giromill with straight blades, the Savonius with scoops suitable for rooftops and ships, airborne with wings tethered to the ground, floating (mounted on a floating platform), and various unconventional types such as with counter-rotating blades.

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With a height of 1,200 feet (370 m), the Bank of America Tower is the ninth tallest building in New York City and the eleventh tallest building in the United States as of 2022.

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The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible products such as tools or machines, and intangible ones such as software.

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The koinophilia hypothesis proposes that a sexually reproducing animal would therefore be expected to avoid individuals with rare or unusual features, and to prefer to mate with individuals displaying a predominance of common or average features.

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Because of these threats and their declining numbers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers lemurs to be the world's most endangered mammals, noting that as of 2013 up to 90% of all lemur species confront the threat of extinction in the wild within the next 20 to 25 years.

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Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms.

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Botanist Robert Brown wrote the first detailed scientific description in 1814 although his work remained unpublished for 180 years.

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The megaproject constructed the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge over the Charles River, created the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the space vacated by the previous elevated roadway and funded more than a dozen projects to improve the region's public transportation system.

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Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 centimetres (6 feet 2 inches).

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Primary colors can also be conceptual (not necessarily real), either as additive mathematical elements of a color space or as irreducible phenomenological categories in domains such as psychology and philosophy.

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Pakasuchus is a genus of notosuchian crocodyliform distinguished by its unusual mammal-like appearance, including mammal-like teeth that would have given the animal the ability to chew.

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A number of animals are capable of aerial locomotion, either by active flight, passive gliding or, in rare occasions, ballooning, also known as kiting.

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In addition, the complex contains two rail bridges, one of which carries the Yellow Line of the Washington Metro; the other of which, the only mainline rail crossing of the Potomac River to Virginia, carries a CSX Transportation rail line.

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At 7,308 feet (2,227 m) long, it was the longest suspension bridge span in the world until 1924.

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The bridge is also one of four connecting New Jersey with Staten Island; the other two roadway bridges are the Goethals Bridge in Elizabeth and Outerbridge Crossing (which also carries Route 440) in Perth Amboy, and the rail-only span is the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge, all of which cross the Arthur Kill.

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Its importance in the history of the British canal system was recognised in 2009, when the 11-mile (18 km) stretch from Gledrid Bridge near Rhoswiel to Horseshoe Falls including Pontcysyllte and Chirk aqueducts was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) is the highest point within the Brahmaputra basin and the only peak above 8,000 m.

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The canal had an elevation change of 605 feet (184 meters) which required 74 canal locks, 11 aqueducts to cross major streams, more than 240 culverts to cross smaller streams, and the 3,118 ft (950 m) Paw Paw Tunnel.

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He proposed a classification of civilizations into three types, based on the axiom of exponential growth: A Type I civilization (planetary) is able to access all the energy available on its planet and store it for consumption.

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It is about 25 miles (40 km) from New York City and about 30 miles (48 km) south of Newark.

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6 km) mainline's southern terminus is at the Delaware Memorial Bridge on Interstate 295 (I-295) in Pennsville Township.

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BART serves 50 stations along six routes and 131 miles (211 kilometers) of track, including eBART, a 9-mile (14 km) spur line running to Antioch, and Oakland Airport Connector, a 3-mile (4.

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Biosphere 2 was only used twice for its original intended purposes as a closed-system experiment: once from 1991 to 1993, and the second time from March to September 1994.

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Some individual cats, such as Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub, have achieved popularity online because of their unusual appearances, considered humorous by internet users.

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In most cases, the energy released from a nuclear weapon detonated within the lower atmosphere can be approximately divided into four basic categories: the blast and shock wave: 50% of total energy thermal radiation: 35% of total energy ionizing radiation: 5% of total energy (more in a neutron bomb) residual radiation: 5–10% of total energy with the mass of the explosion.

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Multiple exoplanets have been found to orbit in the habitable zones of their stars (where liquid water can potentially exist on a planetary surface), but Earth remains the only planet known to support life.

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It is therefore used commercially only in low concentrations.

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Their hydrogen bonding causes their many unique properties, such as having a solid form less dense than its liquid form, a relatively high boiling point of 100 °C for its molar mass, and a high heat capacity.

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Carbon's abundance, its unique diversity of organic compounds, and its unusual ability to form polymers at the temperatures commonly encountered on Earth, enables it to serve as the common element of all known life.

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A dog's sense of smell is so strong that they can detect cancer in humans.

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Bottom ash and boiler slag can be used as a raw feed for manufacturing portland cement clinker, as well as for skid control on icy roads.

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Like the other alkaline earth metals (group 2 of the periodic table), it occurs naturally only in combination with other elements and almost always has an oxidation state of +2.

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It is present at about 24% of the total elemental mass, which is more than 12 times the mass of all the heavier elements combined.

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Freeze-fracture can be induced artificially to view in detail the properties of a material.

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One must specify a wavelength range when designing or ordering such coatings, but good performance can often be achieved for a relatively wide range of frequencies: usually a choice of IR, visible, or UV is offered.

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On June 12, the volcano's first spectacular eruption sent an ash column 19 km (12 mi) into the atmosphere.

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A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is known to be liquid at standard temperature and pressure.

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Of the three naturally occurring radon isotopes, only 222Rn has a sufficiently long half-life (3.

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Lead is malleable and soft, meaning it can be shaped into different shapes and lead has a relatively low melting point.

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It has various allotropes, but only the grey form, which has a metallic appearance, is important to industry.

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The fastest land animal is the cheetah, capable of running at speeds of up to 93–104 km/h (58–65 mph).

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He is the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets and more than 530 One Day International (ODI) wickets.

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Earth rotates around its own axis in slightly less than a day (in about 23 hours and 56 minutes).

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A dog's nose is so sensitive that they can detect changes in a person's emotional state.

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A census can be contrasted with sampling, in which information is obtained only from a subset of a population.

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This quality can apply to an ability, as in a rational animal, to a psychological process, like reasoning, to mental states, such as beliefs and intentions, or to persons who possess these other forms of rationality.

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While invertebrate brains arise from paired segmental ganglia (each of which is only responsible for the respective body segment) of the ventral nerve cord, vertebrate brains develop axially from the midline dorsal nerve cord as a vesicular enlargement at the rostral end of the neural tube, with centralized control over all body segments.

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