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…flies Always Die On Their Backs?
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Is It Dangerous To Get Pregnant In Space?
HUMANS Space tourism today is only for rich adventurers willing to pay large sums of money for a few minutes, hours or days in a state of weightlessness. But in the coming years, it is expected that prices will fall, tourist numbers will rise, and st
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ChatGPT Predicts Fights Between Animal Species
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