During World War II, the Soviet Union had Muslim women soldiers who fought in combat.

One prominent example is Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, who led the Algerian resistance against French colonization in the 19th century, she was not alive during the world wars, but her legacy inspired many Muslim women fighters in World War II.

They fought as snipers, medics, and partisans, contributing significantly to their countries' war efforts.
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Xenophobia (from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) 'strange, foreign, or alien' and φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is the fear or dislike of people who are perceived as being foreign or strange.
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English, Hindi, Persian, Russian, and Spanish may sound very different, but they belong to the same broad language family: Indo-European.
Linguists believe these languages descended from a common ancestral language spoken thousands of years ago, often called Proto-Indo-European. Although no written records of this language have been discovered, researchers reconstruct parts of it by comparing vocabulary, grammar, and sound patterns across its descendants.
For example, English mother, Latin mater, and Sanskrit mātṛ share a historical linguistic connection. Over centuries, migration, geographical separation, and sound changes transformed related words into forms that can seem unrelated today. 🌍📜

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In parts of Tibet, a traditional funeral practice known as sky burial involves placing a deceased person's body at a designated site where vultures consume it. The practice is associated with Tibetan Buddhist beliefs about impermanence and the body's return to nature.

Funerals are often conducted by specialists, and the ceremonies follow local religious customs. The practice is shaped by Tibet's high-altitude environment, where wood can be scarce and the rocky ground makes burial difficult. 🏔

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The medieval Cistercian numerals, or "ciphers" in nineteenth-century parlance, were developed by the Cistercian monastic order in the early thirteenth century at about the time that Arabic numerals were introduced to northwestern Europe. They are more compact than Arabic or Roman numerals, with a single glyph able to indicate any integer from 1 to 9,999.

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During World War II, Poland's resistance operated an extensive underground press network under Nazi occupation.

Secret newspapers reported battlefield developments, exposed occupation policies, and circulated information that authorities sought to suppress.

One publication, Biuletyn Informacyjny (“Information Bulletin”), became a major newspaper of the Polish resistance.

By 1944, its circulation was estimated at around 42,000–43,000 copies, produced and distributed despite the risks of arrest and execution.
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The flag of Quebec is blue with a white cross and four white fleur-de-lis. It was officially adopted on January 21, 1948. The blue means the sky, the white cross means faith, and the fleur-de-lis are old French symbols.
The flag is a reference to Quebec’s French history and culture. 🇨🇦✝️⚜️

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Franz Kafka, the author of The Metamorphosis, struggled to balance writing with his full-time job at an insurance company.

He often wrote late at night, sometimes working until the early hours of the morning.

In his diaries and letters, Kafka frequently expressed frustration with his writing and doubts about his literary work.

Before his death in 1924, he asked his friend Max Brod to destroy his unpublished manuscripts.

Brod refused, and several of Kafka's most famous works were published posthumously. 📚

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Cold weather and frost make many vegetables sweeter by increasing their sugar.

Collards survive down to -9°C (15°F), beets down to -7°C (20°F), and both grow well if planted in late summer.

Frost may damage some leaves but helps roots taste better.

Cover plants with row covers if it gets colder than -7°C (20°F) to protect them.
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Certain foods can potentially increase arousal.

Foods high in L-arginine ,like pumpkins, walnuts, and beef, foods high in omega-3 fatty acids,like salmon and avocado.

Also foods containing quercetin, like apples, berries, grapes, and dark chocolate can all increase blood flow.
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Microplastics have been found in ultra-processed foods, like packaged snacks and bottled drinks.

They can get into food from plastic packaging and machines used during production.

Microplastics are found throughout the human body, including the brain.

Even in semen and other reproductive-related samples plastic can be found.

Scientists are still studying how microplastics enter the body, such as through food, water, and air.
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In 1977, NASA launched two spacecraft carrying something unusual: a golden record containing sounds, images, music, and greetings from Earth, intended for any extraterrestrial civilization that might discover it.
The Voyager Golden Record includes greetings in 55 languages, whale songs, thunder, and music ranging from Bach to Chuck Berry. Each spacecraft carries a record made from gold-plated copper, along with instructions explaining how to play it. 🌌💿

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Nightingale floors were used long ago in temples and palaces like Nijō Castle in Kyoto, Japan.

They made a squeaking sound when stepped on because nails rubbed against clamps under the floor.

This helped protect the buildings by warning people of intruders.

Unless you count old squeaky stairs, we don't use this security system anymore.
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Whisky (or whiskey) comes from the Gaelic word "uisge" or "uisce," meaning "water." It is related to the Latin "aqua vitae," which means "water of life." In Gaelic, this was "uisce beatha," meaning the same. 🥃

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