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Question 🤔 Every November, Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind in space. As tiny particles enter our atmosphere, they burn up and create the bright streaks of light we see as the Leonid meteor shower. But where does that debris come from?

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It's true 🤯 Two sounds can have the same sound intensity but not sound equally loud to you. That's because perceived loudness depends partly on frequency, but also on the duration of the sound and the environment you're hearing it in.

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Agree or Disagree? What once seemed impossible can become ordinary with enough time, imagination, and understanding. These words are a good reminder that sometimes the line between science and ✨magic✨ is simply what we haven’t figured out yet.

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It's true 🤯 There are now more than 600 active submarine cable systems connecting continents, carrying enormous amounts of data between countries every single second. So the next time you send a message overseas, there's a good chance you're sending it underwater.

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Fun Fact: The first computer mouse prototype was built in 1964 by engineer Bill English, and it was made from WOOD. It looked almost nothing like today's mouse, but the basic idea was surprisingly similar to what we use today🖱️

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It’s true! 🤯 Olympus Mons rises about 22 km (14 miles) above the surrounding plains, making it roughly two and a half times taller than Mount Everest. Its enormous size was made possible by Mars’ lower gravity and the fact that the planet lacks Earth-like plate tectonics, allowing lava to build up in the same location for millions of years. What natural wonder in our Solar System amazes YOU the most?

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Fun Fact: The magnets on your fridge work because billions of tiny regions inside the material line up in the same direction, creating a magnetic field 🤯🧲 Engineers have learned how to control these invisible forces to create everything from simple fridge magnets to powerful technologies like MRI machines. Can you think of any other invisible forces that shape our everyday lives?

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Question 🤔 Velcro was inspired by something found in nature. What was it?

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Did you know that on this day in 1989, Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune? It was the farthest planet visited by Voyager 2, and the spacecraft sent back detailed images of Neptune’s atmosphere, its giant storm “Great Dark Spot,” and its moon Triton.

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Question 🤔 Humans have sent spacecraft billions of km into space, but how far have we drilled into Earth?

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