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Forest Fire Near Chornobyl Almost Caused Another Nuclear Disaster

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While the entire world is busy self-isolating and posting millions of memes on the Internet, the issue of forest fires snuck up on us again. This time things could have turned very ugly, as the flames almost reached the infamous Chornobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine.

Books To Read While In Quarantine

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Thanks to the coronavirus leaving everyone with ample time on their hands, you can finally get started on that literature backlog you’ve been building up over the years.

7 Deadly Epidemics of the Past

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With covid-19 taking over the world, it only makes sense that we’d take some of that abundant lockdown time to take a stroll through medical history and look at some of the other deadly epidemics and pandemics that have plagued our history.

8 TikTok Challenges You Should Try

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Tik Tok is the ultimate social media at this point. If you’re a teen you’re all over it, if you’re older you’re grappling with the idea of whether you should be on TikTok cause you feel out of place and super old, but at the same time you love it and you gotta keep up. And our favourite thing about TikTok so far are the challenges. So let’s take a look at the top 10 TikTok challenge.

6 Tips For DIY Haircuts For Men

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If you’re a guy and you’re thinking of cutting your own hair or perhaps you’re a girl and your boyfriend or friend asked you to cut – don’t panic. Cutting men’s hair isn’t rocket science and you can definitely do it at home and make it look decent even on your first try, especially if you’re going for that popular undercut style

Top 10 Easiest Ukulele Songs You Can Teach Yourself During Quarantine

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Becoming a real musician is not an easy goal to achieve, but if you push yourself hard enough, you’ll eventually become a master. If you learn even the most straightforward songs on the ukulele, you will undoubtedly impress all your friends, especially in this period of self-isolation.

7 Curious Facts About Freeze-Dried Food

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Freeze-drying is said to be the biggest thing in the food business since the sliced bread. Thanks to the process of freezing and sublimation of water from the products, the shelf life of freeze-dried foods can be significantly extended, which means less waste.

8 Unusual Facts You Didn’t Know About Hand Sanitizer

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Hand sanitizers in their usual for us form appeared only in 1966, thanks to Lupe Hernandez, a student nurse from California, who invented and patented the alcohol-based gel. However, this product became available in regular stores only in 1988.

6 Common Everyday Things That People Used To Hate

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Every controversial invention since the dawn of time has been viewed as strange, dangerous, or even magical. It takes time for new concepts to settle down and become normal.

This Indian Policeman Has an Original Method of Scaring People Into Staying at Home

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Sadly, some people don’t quite seem to understand the implications of a lockdown and how serious the situation has to be for a government to implement this. An overzealous police officer however, figured he would scare people into staying inside to further prevent the spread of the virus.

How Are The Billionaires Helping Out With COVID-19

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Are billionaires doing their part and using their money for the greater good? Let’s see, shall we?

3 Crazy Conspiracy Theories Surrounding COVID-19

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Seeing how a new strain of coronavirus is spreading around the world, a lot of fake news and conspiracy theories about the outbreak have appeared. So what is this virus? A secret biological weapon, evil machinations of the Pentagon to stop the growth of the Chinese economy, or maybe it’s just a mutated virus?

7 Celebs Who Didn’t Take the COVID-19 Pandemic seriously

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We’ve already seen many celebs coming up with donations, some do PSAa asking everyone to stay at home, but then there are also these individuals belching out nonsense on their social media.

Unbelievable Reasons Why Blue-Eyed Humans Are Unique

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For millennia, the blue color of the eyes has been adored and idolized. It quickly became the standard of beauty and a symbol of holiness. Today, blue-eyed people are taken for granted, as we see them everywhere. But did you know that at one point in the past, there was no blue eye color at all?

You Can Still Virtually Visit These Museums While You’re In Quarantine

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Covid-19 has been holding a tight grip on society in the last few weeks, and unless you’re in some of the best countries in the world right now, odds are your country is suffering from some version of a lockdown. And while most parts of our social lives have to take the backseat for a few weeks, maybe months, there’s something that we won’t have to give up: museums.

You Can Learn A Lot From Photos Of SubwayHands

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Did you know that hands can reveal much more than the face? Next time you’re on the subway try to pay attention to people’s hands — you’ll learn a lot about them.