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The health risks associated with the “liquid metal” mercury are well known these days, but that wasn’t always the case.
Believe it or not, mercury was actually once used over a time span of several centuries to treat a wide variety of illnesses and physical ailments.
Chances are you know at least one person that has the same birthday as you.
In fact, you might even know several people who share your birthday.
But did you know that not everyone who is born at the same time will end up with the same birthday?
Most everyone is familiar with the North Star.
After all, it’s been guiding mariners across the seas and travelers across the continents for ages.
And if you were paying attention in science class you probably know the official name of the North Star is Polaris.
But here’s something you probably don’t know: Polaris isn’t just the one star that we see when we look up at the North Star. It’s actually (at least) three stars that make up the Polaris star system.
One of the first things children learn in school is how the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.
That’s certainly true here on Earth as well as most of the other planets in our solar system.
However, that isn’t the case with the planets Venus and Uranus!
If you’re like most people, hearing an old song come on the radio brings back one or more old memories.
The thing is, the memories you have attached to an old song determine whether you like that song or not.