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Educative Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima (Spanish: Monte Roraima, also known as Tepuy Roraima and Cerro Roraima; Portuguese: Monte Roraima [ˈmõtʃi ʁoˈɾajmɐ]) is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km2 summit area is defended by 400-metre-tall cliffs on all sides. The mountain includes the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.

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11 Sep 2012 08:04:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Pygmy Marmoset – the Smallest Monkey

The pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) is a small New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. It is notable for being the smallest monkey in the world at just over 100 grams (3.5 oz). It is generally found in evergreen and river edge forests and is a gum-feeding specialist

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29 Jan 2014 12:59:00,post received 0 comments

Sad Guiyu, China, One of the Worlds Most Polluted Cities

Guiyu, China is known as the “Town of E-waste.” Thousands of its residents depend on processing electronic waste for a living. Guiyu receives its e-waste from China and from abroad, including places like Japan, Europe and America. Under Chinese law, most of the e-waste imported from overseas is illegal.

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01 Apr 2013 11:45:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Women with Weapons

A girl holds a sword during a protest in Jammu August 20, 2008. (Photo by Amit Gupta/Reuters)

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14 Oct 2014 10:37:00,post received 0 comments

Fact The Day in Photos – October 7, 2020

An Extinction Rebellion activist takes part in a protest in Berlin, Germany on October 5, 2020. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Reuters)

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07 Oct 2020 00:07:00,post received 0 comments

Fact A Look at Life in India, Part 2/2

People observe a protest against a new citizenship law from a bus, in New Delhi, India, January 3, 2020. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

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07 Jan 2020 00:03:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Pictures of the Year 2019, Part 33/44

A sculpture made by activists on Lambeth bridge during the Extinction Rebellion protest in London, England on October 7, 2019. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

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