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On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets, KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736, collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North Airport) in Tenerife, Spain. The crash, which killed 583 people, was the deadliest in aviation history. A terrorist attack at Gran Canaria airport diverted many flights to Los Rodeos, including two downed planes. The airport was soon full of parked planes, blocking a single taxiway and directing departing planes onto the runway. Dense fog covered the airfield, greatly reducing the visibility of pilots and control towers. The accident happened when the KLM plane was taking off. The Pan Am plane was still on the runway, shrouded in fog, and about to enter the taxiway. The impact and associated fire killed everyone aboard KLM 4805 and most of the crew of Pan Am 1736, leaving only 61 survivors at the front of the plane. A subsequent investigation by Spanish authorities determined that the main cause of the accident...
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Forgotten The Goalkeeper in a Foggy Match

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In December 1937, a football match between Chelsea and Charlton Football Club at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London was suspended after 60 minutes due to heavy fog. Legendary Charlton goalkeeper Sam Bartram continued to defend the goal after 15 minutes of play, unable to hear the referee's whistle due to the crowd behind the goal. He sat with his arms outstretched and focused, so as not to be surprised by the enemy's attack. Fifteen minutes later, when the ringside police approached him and informed him that the match had been stopped, Sam Bartram said: Bartram thought his team attacked and did not allow the other team access to the goal.
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Golden Blood

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One of the rarest blood types in the world is Rhnull, also called "golden blood". People with this blood type do not have the Rh antigen at all. First discovered in Australian Aborigines, this blood is extremely rare, with fewer than 50 people known to have Rhnull blood in the 50 years since its discovery. Its rarity means that Rhnull donations are rare and difficult to obtain when an Rhnull person needs a blood transfusion, and we rely on the cooperation of a small network of regular Rhnull donors around the world to ensure that blood types are always available when necessary. Interestingly, for reasons not well understood by scientists, not all "foreign" antigens can be targeted for antibody destruction. There are a total of 36 blood types, but there are certain blood types that doctors and patients should pay attention to when transfusing. For example, AB0 antibodies are almost always clinically important. Other blood types th...
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Effects of Caffeine

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Caffeine is a common ingredient in medications to treat or control sleepiness, headaches, and migraines. Studies have shown that regular coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia, reducing their risk of suicide by 45%. These benefits only apply to high octane decaffeinated coffee drinkers. Some people consider coffee to be a healthy drink, but like most foods, drinking too much can cause side effects. For example, too much use of caffeine can cause headaches. This is mainly due to caffeine withdrawal. Because the blood vessels in the brain become accustomed to the effects of caffeine, stopping caffeine suddenly can cause headaches. Other symptoms of caffeine withdrawal include anxiety, irritability, and sleepiness. Sudden withdrawal can cause tremors in some people. Although very rare, caffeine overdose is also possible. Overdose symptoms include confusion, hallucinations, and vomiting. Overdose can lea...
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Red Cage

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Clathrus ruber is a type of mushroom belonging to the family Phallaceae and the type species of the genus Clathrus. It is commonly known as reticulate stinkhorn, basket stinkhorn, or red reticulate, and features round or oval, hollow, globular fruiting bodies with twining or reticulate branches. These fungi are saprophytic, feeding on decaying woody plant material and are often found singly or in groups in garden soil, lawns or garden chips. Although considered primarily a European species, S. ruber has been introduced to other areas and is now widespread on all continents except Antarctica. The species was described in scientific literature in the 16th century, but was not formally described until 1729. The fruiting bodies at first look like whitish "eggs" attached to the ground by strings called rhizomorphs. The eggs have a delicate, leathery outer shell surrounding a compressed web surrounding an olive green spore mucus layer called ...
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The Most Premetive Hotel

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Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge (Sweden's most rustic lodge) is a quiet coal house surrounded by a fir forest. With no electricity or running water, Kolarbyn Eco Lodge offers blissful freedom to enjoy life's natural pleasures, surrounded by birdsong in the morning and the soothing sound of a crackling fire at night. Twelve cozy coal cabins in a beautiful spruce forest outside the Swedish town of Skinnskatteberg. Each cabin has bunk beds with air mattresses and incredibly warm lambskins (an extra bed for children can be provided if required). Other options for self-catering accommodation include log cabins, and in the summer you can opt for two-person cabins, each set 5 feet off the ground. All accommodation spaces in Colabbin are made of ecological and natural materials down to the last detail, and a part of the income from stays goes directly to preserving the beauty of the local environment. There are many recycling areas, there are composting toilets...
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The Giant Anteater

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Ants are toothless animals and have no teeth. However, their long tongues are large enough to swallow the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow daily. The giant ant, the largest of the four species of anteater, can measure up to 8 feet in length from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail. It is covered in grey-brown fur, white forelegs, a black stripe running from chest to back and a bushy tail. Giant ants are found in South and Central America, but their numbers have declined significantly in Central and South America.   To thrive, you must be able to move across large areas of the forest. They are mostly found in tropical and dry forests, savannas and open grasslands, where they eat many ants. Giant ants use their long beaks, sticky saliva and efficient tongues to bore into ants with their sharp claws. However, they must eat quickly, moving their tongue up to 150 times per minute. Because ants face heavy stings, the ...
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