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FACTS OF THE DAY

13 July 2017

A trillion-tonne iceberg the size of Bali has broken away from Antarctica.

reuters.com

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From 2010 to 2016, smoking in popular American movies increased by 72%.

qz.com

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Saturn’s moon Titan has enough energy to support a colony the size of the USA.

newscientist.com

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A billionaire Russian physicist plans to send hundreds of gram-sized spaceships to the nearest star 4.2 light-years away and have them arrive in our lifetimes.

popularmechanics.com

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Chinese scientists have teleported a single photon from the Gobi desert to a satellite orbiting 500 kilometres above the Earth.

bbc.co.uk

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Blood from young animals can revitalize old ones.

economist.com


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