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Global cooling
The world missed out on a summer in 1816 after the largest volcanic eruption in history launched so much ash into the air that it blocked out light from the Sun. The temperature of the Earth dropped by 3 degrees and snow fell in the UK in May.
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The great divide
Incredibly, North America and Europe are moving apart at the same rate as your fingernails grow. This is because new crust is being formed underwater in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, pushing the two continents apart.
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Are we there yet?
The Sun has only orbited the centre of our galaxy about 20 times since it formed 4.6 billion years ago. It has about another 20 times to go before it runs out of fuel.
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Star dust
We are all made up of the remains of old exploded stars. Billions of years ago these explosions enriched a cloud of hydrogen gas with elements essential for life, like carbon, oxygen and iron… these clouds eventually collapsed to form our star, our planet, and eventually, us.
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Nearest neighbours
The Moon is moving away from the Earth at just under 4cm a year. Tidal forces, the gravitational attraction between the Moon and the Earth's tides, are causing the Moon to speed up in its orbit, while the Earth's rotation is slowing down, lengthening a day.
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Sweet tooth
Chocolate is poisonous to dogs. It contains a substance known as theobromine, which is also poisonous to cats, but as cats can't taste sweet things they don't tend to eat chocolate.
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A quick bite
The Komodo dragon, the largest reptile on Earth, has so many bacteria in its saliva that even if its prey escapes after being bitten it will die of blood poisoning anyway.
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Fast and deadly
Not only is the black mamba one of the most venomous snakes in the world, and the second longest, but it is also the fastest. It can move at nearly 20 km/h – a fast sprint for an average human making their escape.
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AutoCity
An on-line tool that has been designed to give you an insight into the diversity of the roles available within the industry.
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Yawnfest
A koala will spend around 19 hours each day fast asleep, while a giraffe needs less than two hours. Research shows that the animals that sleep the most are either very clever or don't have to spend a long time looking for food.
