Loneliness can occur even when a person is surrounded by other people. It is generally understood as the feeling that one’s social relationships are less satisfying or meaningful than desired.

Interestingly, people experiencing loneliness may sometimes withdraw from social situations because they expect rejection or feel that others are unlikely to understand them. This can reduce opportunities for connection and reinforce the feeling of isolation. 🫂

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Spain has two cities, Ceuta and Melilla, located on the North African mainland and surrounded by Moroccan territory on their landward sides.
They are Spanish territories despite being separated from mainland Spain by the Mediterranean Sea. Both have fortified border areas with Morocco, making them unusual examples of European territories located on the African continent. 🇪🇸🇲🇦

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In Singapore, chewing gum is not generally illegal to possess or chew, but the sale and import of ordinary chewing gum are heavily restricted. Since 1992, restrictions were introduced after discarded gum caused problems on public infrastructure.
Spitting in public can result in a fine, with repeated offences carrying heavier penalties. 🇸🇬🍬

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The Arctic tern makes one of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom. Each year, it travels between its breeding grounds in the Arctic and its wintering grounds near Antarctica, covering roughly 90,000 km (56,000 miles) on the round trip.

The journey takes the bird through two polar regions and across vast stretches of ocean. Arctic terns can live for around 30 years, meaning an individual may travel millions of kilometers during its lifetime.

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Phosphenes are the colored flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes. They happen because your eye's cells get stimulated even without real light. 👁️✨

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The king cobra is the longest venomous snake, growing up to 13 feet (4 meters). It lives in forests in South and Southeast Asia. It has a big hood it shows when scared. Its venom is very strong and can stop nerves. It’s called “king” because it hunts and eats other snakes. The king cobra builds nests and guards its eggs until they hatch. 🐍👑

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The earliest known author in history is a woman.

Enheduanna, an Akkadian princess and High Priestess, composed temple hymns around 2300 BC.

Making her the first known named author.

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"Never Google blue waffle" is something you may have heard or even said to others.
We at Google Facts googled it anyway.. 😱

Why? Because this would lead to a picture of blue labia that is very shocking. Often said that it was an STD, and something horrible to have.

But, this is a hoax.
The only blue waffles we know about are in the first link, the hoax in the second link.

Enjoy your waffle.

[Link 1] recipe
[Link 2] hoax

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Cordite, a smokeless gunpowder invented in the late 1800s, was made by mixing guncotton and nitroglycerine into cords. Early versions caused rapid barrel wear, but formula changes and additives like mineral jelly improved stability and lowered burning temperatures. During WWII, Cordite RDN reduced gun flash and smoke. Though not abandoned for safety, Cordite was gradually phased out after WWII, replaced by safer, more efficient propellants with better performance and less barrel erosion. 💥🔫

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Soviet anti-tank dogs carried explosives to destroy enemy tanks by crawling under them. Thousands were trained and many died in WWII. Early attacks failed, but later missions damaged German tanks. Handlers suffered emotionally, sometimes even shooting their own dogs to prevent accidents. The program ended by 1943 when better weapons arrived. German soldiers shot dogs on sight, harming many civilian dogs too.🐕💣🚫

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Word Of The Day.

Pandiculation (noun) (pan·dic·u·la·tion)-

It's the particular sleepy combination of yawning and stretching, especially when waking in the morning

ORIGIN: From Latin root, pandiculari, "to stretch oneself," from pandere, "to stretch"
Animals are prone to pandiculation, extending their paws in a stretch and yawning widely.

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Necroposting or deadposting is replying to old forum or channel threads with no recent activity.

Many forums don’t like it because the talk is finished.

But some communities, like ours, welcome it if the reply is helpful and related. (We even make new posts as a follow up because of your responses.😉)

Sharing useful info keeps discussions alive/revives them and maybe we learn along the way.

So not just hi, hello or check my bio.😜

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Myodesopsia is the medical term for eye floaters. They can appear as spots, threads or shadows that move across your vision.
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Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning by training dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell 🛎️. Dogs initially salivated only when food was presented. After repeatedly pairing the bell with food, the bell alone triggered salivation.

This is also a trick used during training, a clicker is used to make a dog and even cats obey to commands.

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Lemons float in water because they have air pockets inside that make them less dense than water. Limes, on the other hand, usually sink because they have fewer air pockets and are denser. The difference in density is why lemons float but limes don’t. 🍋

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