Word fact of the day: ‘penguin’ is one of the few words in the dictionary of Welsh origin: it comes from ‘pen gwyn’, ‘white head’.
(And a reminder that penguins were also once known affectionately as ‘arsefeet’.)
By the age of 10, Katherine Johnson was in high school.
In 1961, she calculated the trajectory of NASA's first trip
into space. She was so consistently accurate that when
NASA began to use computers, they had her to check
the calculations to make sure they were correct.
A day after of the Taliban BANNED female university education, women & girls have come out on the streets of Kabul protesting against the decree.
They chant —“Either for everyone or for no one. One for all, all for one”
Amplify their voices.
In 1995, U.S. and Canadian wildlife officials released 14 wolves in Yellowstone National Park. No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring. Video by Nat Geo Wild / Appreciate.
Poland's PM has confirmed that "the Polish border is open for all Ukrainians, even those without a valid ID document."
He has even said that they are 'welcome to bring their pets with them'.
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