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Why does the snow squeak underfoot?

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Alex Anderson
World-secrets
03 January 2022
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Since childhood we have known a folk omen - "If the snow squeaks underfoot, the frost will be even harder. Have you ever wondered why snow squeaks at all? The snow cover is made up of many snowflakes, ice crystals. But there is a lot of air between and within these crystals, or to be more precise, about 95% of the total volume of snow is air.

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Does a bull react to a red rag or is that a myth?

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Alex Anderson
World-secrets
03 January 2022
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When you hear the word "bullfighting" or "matador," you are likely to think of a spectacular Spaniard with a large piece of red cloth to taunt an enraged bull. The bull is pouncing on the muleta (that's the name of the "red cloth") as hard as he can, without showing any interest in the offender himself. From the outside it may seem that the bull is extremely disgusted with the color red - what else can irritate the animal so much?

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The Oracle of Delphi

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Alex Anderson
World-secrets
01 January 2022
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The Oracle of Delphi is an oracle at the temple of Apollo in Delphi, located at the foot of Mount Parnassus in Phokis. According to Greek mythology, it was built by Apollo on the site of his victory over the monstrous serpent Python. Nominally the main person was a priestess (pythia), but in fact all the predictions came from the priests of the temple.

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