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A 1,000-foot lava fountain in the Mauna Ulu vent area of Kilauea, Hawaii, on December 30, 1969

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The Brazilian ironclad Tamandaré at the Passage of Humaitá during the Paraguayan War. Painting by Victor Meirelles 1868

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Eiffel Tower, circa 1941-1942. Meaning Germany wins on every front.

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1909: First Coca-Cola delivery truck in Knoxville, TN - a ‘Rapid Truck’ manufactured in Pontiac, MI

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Joan of Arc in Battle by August Gustav Lasinsky

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Joguinho viciante.

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Borboleta? Mariposa?

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Entardecer

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Entardecer

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Chocolate muito bom do Equador.

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#clouds #darkclouds are coming.

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Full Moon

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Volcano erupting at night

These stunning snaps of an erupting volcano lighting up the night sky will take your breath away. The beautiful pictures show the hot red lava shooting out of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano — the highest mountain on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia.

As the steaming lava spurts from the volcano, the vivid red color illuminates the dark blue sky. The incredible shots were caught by photographer Denis Budkov during the four times the volcano has erupted — in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2016. (Caters News)

Photography by Denis Budkov/Caters News

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Butterfly

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Black (Hole) Friday!

It’s Black Friday, but for us, it’s the annual Black Hole Friday! Today, we’ll post awesome images and information about black holes.

A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space…sort of like all of those shoppers trying to fit into the department stores today.

Because no light can get out, you can’t see black holes with the naked eye. Space telescopes with special tools  help find black holes (sort of how those websites help you find shopping deals).

How big are black holes? Black holes can be large or small…just like the lines in all of the stores today. Scientists think the smallest black holes are as small as just one atom. These black holes are very tiny but have the mass of a large mountain! 

So how do black holes form? Scientists think the smallest black holes formed when the universe began. Stellar black holes are made when the center of a very big star collapses. When this happens, it causes a supernova. 

A supernova is an exploding star that blasts part of its mass into space. 

Supermassive black holes are an altogether different story. Scientists think they were made at the same time as the galaxy they in they reside. Supermassive black holes, with their immense gravitational pull, are notoriously good at clearing out their immediate surroundings by eating nearby objects. When a star passes within a certain distance of a black hole, the stellar material gets stretched and compressed – or “spaghettified” – as the black hole swallows it. A black hole destroying a star, an event astronomers call “stellar tidal disruption,” releases an enormous amount of energy, brightening the surroundings in an event called a flare. In recent years, a few dozen such flares have been discovered.

Then there are ultramassive black holes, which are found in galaxies at the centers of massive galaxy clusters containing huge amounts of hot gas.

Get more fun facts and information about black holes.

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Honestidade sempre.

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Reflection Foliage 水に映るもみじ by Patrick Vierthaler Via Flickr: Toji-in Temple, Kyoto. A fine example of Japanese landscape gardening involving huge ponds, in which the many maple trees are reflected. 等持院にて