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संसारको 🌎 सबैभन्दा पुरानो "सेल्फी": 🤳 अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूले हालै पुष्टि गरेका छन् कि एलेन्डे उल्कापिण्ड ४.५६७ अर्ब वर्ष पुरानो हो - जसले गर्दा यो पृथ्वीभन्दा 🌍 पनि पुरानो हो।

Picture source: Permanent collection of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

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वैज्ञानिकहरूले 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 लगभग ४०,००० वर्ष पहिले बाँचेको म्यामथको🦣 ममीकृत अवशेषबाट आरएनए 🧬सफलतापूर्वक अलग र अनुक्रमित गरे!

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The MythBusters officially debunked the five-second rule, 5️⃣proving that bacteria 🦠 transfer to food 🥘 instantly regardless of time. In their tests, even food dropped for just two seconds 2️⃣became contaminated, with wet food 🥘 attracting significantly more bacteria 🦠 than dry items. Surprisingly, they also discovered that the workshop floor was actually much dirtier than a toilet 🚽 seat, confirming that the safety of dropped food is a total myth.

Credits: Mythbuster

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Trees 🌳 communicate and share nutrients through an underground network of fungi nicknamed the "Wood Wide Web." They can even send out "warnings" to other trees about pests or drought 🌍

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When this jellyfish 🪼 becomes old, sick, or faces danger ⚠️ , it can "revert" its cells back to their earliest stage of life and start its lifecycle all over again. It’s like a butterfly 🦋 turning back into a caterpillar 🐛 whenever it gets tired.

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A tiger 🐅has incredibly strong hind legs🦵that allow it to stand fully upright and fight with both front paws 🐾 at the same time.⏳Lions 🦁 usually need to keep at least one front paw 🐾 on the ground for balance, meaning they can only "swipe" with one paw 🐾 at a time.

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Elephants🐘 are 🫲"left or right-handed"🫱 with their trunks.

Just as humans🧍 prefer one hand, a baby elephant🐣discovers early on whether it prefers to curl its trunk to the left or the right when grabbing food. You can actually tell which "side" an elephant prefers by looking at their tusks—the one they use more often as a tool or for support will be shorter and more worn down than the other.