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Daily facts and fun quizzes about nature, science, and the living world! 🌿

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Which orchid species have you seen in the wild?

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🌸It looks like a modest bloom, but actually orchids (Orchidaceae) include ~28,000 species in ~700 genera—about 6–11% of seed plants, on every continent except Antarctica. #FloraFriday #Plants

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✅ Quiz answer: C) Marcellus shales

Hall first called it the Marcellus shales.

(Q: What name did J. Hall give the unit in 1839?)

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✅ Quiz answer: A) Hummingbird

Hummingbirds can hover and even fly backwards thanks to their wing rotation.

(Q: Which bird can fly backwards?) #NatureQuiz #Birds

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🧠 Nature Quiz: What name did J. Hall give the unit in 1839?

A) Marcellus Formation
B) Marcellus Shale
C) Marcellus shales

Reply with your answer! Solution later today 👇 #NatureQuiz #Earth

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✅ Quiz answer: B) 22 m high

Cheonjiyeon Waterfall is 22 m (72 ft) high according to Wikipedia.

(Q: How tall is Cheonjiyeon Waterfall on Jeju Island?)

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🧠 Nature Quiz: Which bird can fly backwards?

A) Hummingbird
B) Eagle
C) Swallow

Reply with your answer! Solution later today 👇 #NatureQuiz #Birds

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🧠 Nature Quiz: How tall is Cheonjiyeon Waterfall on Jeju Island?

A) 12 m wide
B) 22 m high
C) 39 ft wide

Reply with your answer! Solution later today 👇 #NatureQuiz #Water

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Günaydın! ☁️

İstanbul Hava Durumu

Şu an: 20°C (hissedilen 18°C)
Durum: Kapalı
Bugün: 17°C - 20°C
Nem: %69 | Rüzgar: 29 km/s

#doğa #nature #istanbul #havadurumu

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Which tech world concept in the movie surprised you the most?

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🐦 it looks like a simple drama, but actually it dives into ultra‑low latency trading, premiering at TIFF on Sep 8 2018 and starring Jesse Eisenberg. #BirdThursday #Birds

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Where do you feel most connected to nature? 🌍

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🐦 ⚠️ Unable to generate a wild bird fact from the provided source. #BirdThursday #Birds

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What other surprising ocean facts have you heard?

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Myth: All filter‑feeding sharks are huge like whale sharks. Fact: The megamouth shark is just 4–5.5 m long, the smallest of the three extant filter‑feeding sharks. First described in 1976, only 296 specimens have been recorded. 🦈 #OceanMyths #MarineLife

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What’s the most surprising river direction you’ve discovered?

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Myth: All rivers flow north. Fact: Rivers flow from higher to lower ground in any direction, so they can run south, east or west—just follow the slope. 🌊 #RiverMyth #NatureFact

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Have you ever watched this 1982 sci-fi mystery?

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🐾 1982 introduced the sci-fi horror film Endangered Species, where a rural Colorado sheriff and an ex-New York City police officer investigate bizarre cattle mutilations. #WildWednesday #Animals

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What animal intelligence story amazes you?

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🐾 In a quiet lab, animals ace a range of cognitive tasks, revealing a shared ‘g’ factor of intelligence that mirrors humans. #WildWednesday #Animals