The Codex Sassoon, written around the late 9th to early 10th century (c. 900 CE), is the world's oldest and most complete nearly intact Hebrew Bible containing all 24 books. It was sold for a record-breaking $38.1 million at Sotheby's in 2023 and is housed permanently at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.
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Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is a legal punishment where a person is sentenced to death for a crime. According to global classifications, 54 countries retain the death penalty, while 145 countries have abolished it in law or practice. Abolition includes countries that removed it for all crimes, countries that removed it for ordinary crimes, and countries that have not carried out executions for many years.
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The Vestal Virgins were priestesses of Vesta in ancient Rome. Girls were usually chosen between the ages of 6 and 10 and served for 30 years: 10 years learning, 10 years performing their duties, and 10 years training new priestesses. They took turns guarding Vesta's sacred fire so it was never left unattended. If the fire went out, the responsible Vestal was whipped. Breaking their vow of chastity was rare. A Vestal found guilty was sentenced to be buried alive, while her sexual partner, if identified, was publicly beaten to death. Most Vestals completed their service, retired with a generous pension and great respect, and were then free to marry, although few did.
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Cabbage leaves have natural anti-irritant and antibiotic properties. They may reduce breast swelling, pain, and inflammation during breastfeeding or weaning. Cold cabbage leaves can improve blood flow and help tissue drainage. People with sulfa allergies might react. Overuse can lower breast milk supply. 🥬❄️
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Chess is widely believed to have originated in India from the game chaturanga around the 6th century AD. It spread to Persia, where it became known as shatranj, and later reached the Islamic world before arriving in Europe. Between about 1475 and 1500, major rule changes transformed chess into the modern game. The queen became the most powerful piece, and bishops gained their modern movement. The first recorded chess tournament was held in Spain in 1575. The first official World Chess Championship followed in 1886. In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a match, marking a major milestone in computer chess.
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From 1993 to 1997, the Heaven's Gate cult taught that a spacecraft hidden behind the Comet Hale–Bopp would carry its members to a higher existence. On 26 March 1997, authorities discovered the bodies of 39 members in a mansion near San Diego, California, after they died in a coordinated mass suicide directed by cult leader Marshall Applewhite. The incident became one of the most widely known examples of the dangers of destructive cults and extreme belief systems.
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China uses one official time zone: China Standard Time (CST), 8 hours ahead of UTC, called Beijing Time. In Xinjiang, many Uyghurs use Xinjiang Time, 2 hours behind CST. China does not change clocks for Daylight Saving Time.

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The world’s largest living structure is the Great Barrier Reef, stretching over 2,300 kilometres along Australia’s coast. It is made of billions of tiny coral animals called polyps. The reef is home to thousands of marine species, including fish, turtles, sharks, and many organisms found nowhere else.
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The Denmark Strait is home to Earth’s largest waterfall, but it is completely underwater. It lies between Greenland and Iceland. Cold, dense water cascades roughly 3,500 metres down toward the ocean floor. This drop is more than three times the height of Niagara Falls. The flow happens because cold, salty water is denser than warmer water. As the dense water moves through the Denmark Strait, it sinks and flows downward along the ocean floor. Scientists describe this underwater feature as a cataract rather than a normal waterfall.
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Your brain can create a sense of déjà vu even when you have never experienced the situation before. One theory suggests it happens when the brain's systems for familiarity and memory briefly become out of sync. You may feel that a moment is familiar without being able to recall an actual previous experience. Brain studies suggest that déjà vu is linked to memory-processing regions, including areas of the temporal lobe.
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The Sahara Desert was not always a desert. Thousands of years ago, parts of it were covered by grasslands, lakes, and rivers. Ancient rock art found across the region shows people hunted animals such as giraffes and hippos there when the climate was much wetter.
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In 1875, Charles Darwin suspected two Saxifraga species, S. rotundifolia and S. umbrosa, might be carnivorous after seeing sticky hairs trap insects. Scientists could not prove it then. In 2026,on the 4th of August, researchers confirmed a different species, S. candelabrum, is carnivorous. It grows on nutrient-poor mountain rocks in China, where sticky hairs trap insects and digestive enzymes break them down, allowing the plant to absorb nutrients. 🌿

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