Month: October 2025

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🌕 Earth has more than one moon

 23 October 2025 23 October 2025
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    |   James Michael James Michael
    |   20:02 20:02
We all know Earth’s Moon — the glowing orb that shapes our tides and myths. But our “moon” is in fact one of around seven objects. Astronomers have discovered several “quasi-moons”. These are small asteroids that orbit the Sun in step with Earth, creating the illusion that they orbit us too. They’re like gravitational hitchhikers, […]

⚔️ What was the shortest war in history?

 21 October 2025 21 October 2025
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    |   James Michael James Michael
    |   19:44 19:44
The shortest war ever fought lasted just 38 minutes, between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1896. When the pro-British Sultan died, his successor, Prince Khālid ibn Barghash, refused to accept British rule, which technically made Queen Victoria next in line. Britain didn’t take kindly to this. At 9 a.m. on 27th […]

🤬 What is unparliamentary language?

 19 October 2025 19 October 2025
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    |   James Michael James Michael
    |   19:42 19:42
Parliamentary debates can be heated — but there are rules about what members can and can’t say. That’s according to New Zealand’s Office of the Clerk, which has kept a list of banned expressions used in parliament since 1933. The rules cover the usual culprits — accusations of lying, insults, and general bad manners — […]
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