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Educative Rare Metal Gallium

Gallium is a chemical element with symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Elemental gallium does not occur in nature, but as the gallium(III) compounds in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores. A soft silvery metallic poor metal, elemental gallium is a brittle solid at low temperatures.

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25 Feb 2013 15:15:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Selfie Mania

In this Wednesday, June 8, 2016 photo, Joe Giles, an actor portraying a zombie in “The Walking Dead”, poses with social media reporter Danielle Datu during a walker boot camp at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)

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10 Jul 2016 09:41:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Sport last Week, Part 2/2

Los Angeles Kings center Zack MacEwen, left puts Edmonton Oilers center Ryan McLeod int the bards during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, April 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)

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05 May 2023 03:23:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Pictures of the Year 2023, Part 129/224

A model on the runway during the Georges Hobeika haute couture autumn/winter 23/24 show at Palais de Chaillot, as part of Paris fashion week in Paris, France on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Abd Rabbo Ammar/Abaca Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

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17 Oct 2024 03:23:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Smoking Kids

A YouTube video of a chainsmoking Indonesian toddler inspired me to create this series, "Smoking Kids". The video highlighted the cultural differences between the east and west, and questioned notions of smoking being a mainly adult activity. Adult smokers are the societal norm, so I wanted to isolate the viewer's focus upon the issue of smoking itself. I felt that children smoking would have a surreal impact upon the viewer and compel them to truly see the acts of smoking rather than making assumptions about the person doing the act. ... ~Frieke Janssen

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07 Aug 2012 01:56:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Pictures of the Year 2022, Part 143/163

A soldier reacts after falling off a horse as members of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, arrive at Green Park for a gun salute celebrating the King's birthday in London on November 14, 2022. King Charles III is celebrating his first birthday as monarch as he turns 74. (Photo by Daniel Leal/AFP Photo)

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12 Jan 2024 18:53:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Frozen Niagara Falls

A partially frozen Niagara Falls is seen on the American side lit by lights during sub freezing temperatures in Niagara Falls, Ontario March 3, 2014. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Reuters)

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09 Mar 2014 04:29:00,post received 0 comments

Touching The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Tourist's View

We'd like to introduce a big and beautiful part of Russia, The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, to the users of AvaxNews.

The area is the largest subnational governing body and it is larger than Argentina and a bit smaller than India.

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01 Jun 2015 12:09:00,post received 0 comments