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Shorti: Cryonics

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United Nations Est 1945 in the wake of WWII to preserve world peace. 193 member nations deploy: 120,000 peacekeepers, food to 90 mil people, vaccine to 58% of the world’s children, help to 38 mil refugees.

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Apollo 11 Seemingly impossible mission stated by John F. Kennedy in 1961. Landed first humans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon July 20 '69. At the time NASA had less computing power than an iPhone.

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Naked Mole Rat Lives in complex tunnel systems in East African deserts for up to 31 years in clusters of 20-300 individuals. Highly resistant to cancer. Can't feel pain in skin. Uses oxygen minimally.

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Mona Lisa Painted by Da Vinci during the Renaissance in Florence. He began in 1503 and finished it before he died in 1519. At $760 million, it's the most valued painting of all time. See it @The Louvre, Paris.

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Panda Ant What looks like a hairy ant is a wingless wasp with extremely painful stings. The black and white color scare off enemies. Mainly found in the dry tropics. Feed on nectar.

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Boa Constrictor The Boa can grow to 4 meters and 45 kg. Slowly squeezes it’s prey to death. Not a picky snake, will eat almost anything. A handy animal that some south americans keep inside to control rat infestation

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Jaguar The largest cat in the Americas. Unlike any other cat, Jaguars loves water. Famous for sitting in trees and waiting for food to stroll by instead of chasing it. Kills with one bite. Lives alone.

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Hardangervidda Norways biggest nature reserve and Europe's largest mountain plateau with an average elevation of 1200m. Home to 9.000 wild reindeer, Europe's biggest population. Year-Round alpine climate.

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MacGyver With the abillity to solve any life-or-death situation with ducktape and his swiss army knife, Dept. of External Services secret agent and physical science genius Angus MacGyver became a 90’s TV icon.

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Spider Monkey Mobile and social beings. Lives in troops of up to 20 individuals. Communicate using vocalizations, facial expressions, and posturing. Eats almost only fruit. Their tails can support their full weight

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Sentinelese Tribe Most isolated people on Earth. Fearsome reputation. Lives on the tiny island North Sentinel, Bay of Bengals. Resists any attempt at contact. Hunter-gatherers. Language: not known. Pop: 100-500.

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Killer Whale “Orca”. Wolf of the sea. Sophisticated hunter. Apex predator. Capable of killing sharks and whales. Travels vast distances. Arctic to tropics. 6 tonnes, 9 meters. Top speed 60km/h. Life span 90 years.

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Apparent Death Tonic immobility. Playing dead. Animal takes on the appearance of being dead. Used as defense mechanism in response to extreme threat. Can be involuntarily triggered. Temporarily paralysed.

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Yuri Gagarin 1934-1968. Cosmonaut with a smile that ”lit up the Cold War”. First human to journey into space. Orbited Earth on 12 April 1961 in Vostok 1. Historical laid-back launch phrase: Poyekhali! - Let's go!

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