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The pain women feel when giving birth is a very intense one when compared to the pain females from other species feel. Why is this so? Question sent by ENRIC CABRERA
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By the window of a country house I found two celeoptera performing an incomprehensible dance for me: the female was licking the tip of the male's elytra (the picture shows
Taking into account that each day of the week is dedicated to a wandering star easily visible, why is the order Moon - Mars - Mercury - Jupiter - Venus
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