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		<title>Tornadoes : High Speed Destruction</title>
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A tornado is generally perceived to be one of the most violent weather disturbances you could ever face. The extremely fast whirling winds mean that tornadoes can travel for many miles at great speed causing massive destruction, death and cost to the people and environment they hit. As an example one tornado traveled for 293 miles across the USA crossing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/03/17/tornadoes-high-speed-destruction/</link>
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		<title>Aborigines : The Indigenous Australian</title>
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Did you know that the word “aboriginal” translates into the phrase “first known?” Aboriginal was first used in Greece and Italy but when stone tools in Australia were found to be 12,000 years old, the word “aborigine” was assigned to name the native people of Australia.
Some archaeologists estimate that the aborigines in Australia have existed for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/03/17/aborigine/</link>
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		<title>Cave Stalactites : Growing Slowly</title>
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Many scientists study caves but few of them focus on stalactites. The stalactites are formations that appear like icicles hanging down from the roof of the cave. These stalactites are not made of ice but of calcium carbonate, but did you know that all stalactites all over the world only have two traits?
Firstly a stalactite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/03/17/cave-stalactites-growing-slowly/</link>
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		<title>Dwarf Planets</title>
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A dwarf planet is a celestial body which is too small to be considered a real planet but too large to be called a space rock. It must revolve around the sun and it should not be a satellite of another planet. Hence this disqualifies earth’s big moon from being a dwarf planet.
Our solar system [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/03/14/dwarf-planets/</link>
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		<title>International Space Station (ISS)</title>
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a result of the collaboration between six countries (United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, Italy, and Brazil) and the European Space Agency.
Not only has it been inhabited by astronauts continuously since the first crew entered the station on November 2nd 2000 but amazingly it only needs three astronauts on board [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/03/14/international-space-station-iss/</link>
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		<title>Jupiter - The Gas Planet</title>
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Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system but unlike Earth it has no ground to speak off. It is made up of dense helium and hydrogen, along with water, nitrogen, and other gases.
Despite it being gas that doesn&#8217;t mean things will just pass through it. In fact when the 21 fragments of comet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/02/26/jupiter-the-gas-planet/</link>
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		<title>Autumn Trees &#038; Leaves</title>
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Autumn is a time of great beauty with trees turning from a bright green to shades of brown and red, but why do these leaves lose their green color and become the yellow, orange, and red we associate with Autumn?
Well when the air temperature drops the chlorophyll inside the leaves starts to break down and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/02/26/autumn-leaves/</link>
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		<title>Hibernation, Migration &#038; True Grit</title>
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Winter is a hostile season for both animals and humans but interestingly both approach the cold in different ways. Whilst humans will survive by keeping their homes insulated and wearing several layers of clothing animals take a slightly different route ? In fact scientists studies have shown that most animals fall into one of three [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/02/26/winter-survival-techniques/</link>
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		<title>Spring Orphans - Rescue Them Not!</title>
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During spring reports of abandoned animal babies are very common, so much so that they even have their own name and are called spring orphans. Not only have they been deliberately left behind by their parents but most of them actually survive and grow up to be healthy adults due to the gentle spring time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/02/26/spring-orphans-rescue-them-not/</link>
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		<title>The Real Wolverine : Not X-men</title>
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Everyones familiar with Wolverine from the X-men and his trademark mega sharp adamantium claws but have you ever wondered what a real wolverine looks and behaves like ?
Well Wolverines are the largest land dwelling member of the weasel family, they’re thick brown fur allows them to survive well in cold frosty conditions and they look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.science-facts.com/2008/01/24/the-real-wolverine/</link>
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