Why Leaves Really Fall Off Trees

You think you know why leaves fall off trees. Well, you're wrong. It's not the wind. It's not the cold.

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It's the trees.  They're literally cutting off their own leaves. Story at NPR

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Map of the World's Different Power Plugs

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Map of the World's Power Plugs

An interesting and confusing map of the different power plugs different countries of the world us.

And if you're wondering WHY!?!?

Giz Explains: Why Every Country Has a Different F#$%ing Plug

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High-Res Image Of The Night's Sky With Milky Way As The Center

Cobbling together 3,000 individual photographs, a physicist has made a new high-resolution panoramic image of the full night sky, with the Milky Way galaxy as its centerpiece. High Res Image Of The Nights Sky With Milky Way As The Center

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High Res Image of Night Sky

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Axel Mellinger's Website has more details about the how's and why's and what it took to create this amazing image. All-Sky Milky Way Panorama 2.0

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