In 1993 there was a Proposal to build an Advertising Billboard in Outer Space that would Appear roughly the same Size and Brightness as the moon.
The project didn't meet funding and inspired a bill to ban all advertisement in outer space.
On Venus, it snows metal and rains sulfuric acid.
Venus is scorching hot and choked with sulfuric acid, which causes the planetβs metals to become gas and then liquid in the atmosphere
2013
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Suggested that the further we deviate from our βstate of nature,β the closer we move to the βdecay of the species,β
2017
In choosing what language you would like Facebook to appear in, users could once choose βEnglish (Pirate)β.
Unfortunately for all ye internet buccaneers, Facebook removed this option.
2020
Lilian Wyles.
Wyles was a pioneer in the inclusion of women in the Met Police and for the more sensitive treatment of female victims of sexual assaults
2020
The decline of the woolly mammoth could have increased temperatures by up to 0.2 Β°C (0.36 Β°F) at high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.
Humans have been harming the environment for thousands of years.
2020
MTVβs '16 and Pregnant' contributed to a record decline in U.S. teen pregnancy.
Teen pregnancy dropped by 5.7% within 18 months of the show airing.
2014
Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story has actually been to outer space.
Buzz Lightyear spent 15 months on board the International Space Station, and returned to Earth on the 11th September, 2009
2008
Despite the methodological limitations, the finding that 50 of the 64 reviewed studies revealed an association between diet and AD incidence offers promising implications for diet as a modifiable risk factor for AD.
but most studies show diet is promising for Alzheimer's
2016
Scottish scientists were awarded Β£250,000 in funding to breed sheep who fart less.
They will attempt to create more animals who have the least impact on the environment
2019
Memory can be easily distorted.
The car crash experimenters found that the use of different verbs affected the participantsβ memories of an accident
2014
49% of Americans over 20 eat a sandwich every day.
this type of meal makes up a significant portion of Americans' daily diet. But quantifying exactly how sandwiches contribute to our diet isn't easy
2014
HIV's Patient 0.
AIDS βpatient zeroβ is believed by scientists to have lived in Cameroon Africa, and contracted the disease around 1908, after hunting a chimp and being infected with SIV (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus)
2011
Enceladus, one of Saturnβs moons, reflects 90% of the Sunβs light.
The icy surface reflects sunlight and temperatures reach as low as -201Β° Celsius
2020
Phosphate (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth. Roots employ adaptive mechanisms to forage for P in soil. Root hair elongation is particularly important since P is immobile. Here we report that auxin plays a critical role promoting root hair growth in Arabidopsis in response to low external P.
More Phosphate less root hairs
