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Pokemon Fan Accidentally Names Nephew After Gen-8 Legendary Pokemon

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A Reddit user and ardent Poke-fan accidentally inspired his sister to name her son after a legendary pokemon. On Reddit, a user who goes by the username of Bladehuraska shared a story about how his sister was looking for an unconventional name for her son that started with the letter ‘Z’. When his sister mentioned her desired name, at that time Bladehuraska had just caught the legendary ... ...more
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In 2021, Pokemon Go Is Taking Its Players To The Kanto Region!

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Gear yourself up to enjoy one of the most entertaining virtual tours next year. Niantic has recently announced the upcoming Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto ticketed event in 2021. Niantic in fact is all prepared to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pokémon Go as well as the silver anniversary of the overall franchise. Tickets are available on December 9, 2020, for $11.99 via the app. The event, ... ...more
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Indian Village Teacher Wins $1 Million Global Prize, Gives Away Half To The Runner Ups

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Ranjitsinh Disale, a teacher at Zilla Parishad Primary School, in the village of Paritewadi in the western Indian state of Maharashtra has won the 2020 Global Teacher Prize, along with a cash amount worth $1 million. Disale has vowed to give away half the money to the runner ups. Run by the Varkey Foundation in partnership with UNESCO, the Global Teacher Prize acknowledges the exceptional ... ...more
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Indigenous Environmental Leader Wins Goldman Environmental Prize

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Nemonte Nenquimo is one of the winners of the Goldman environmental prize, in recognition of grassroots activism. The Ecuadorian lady got this recognition for her efforts in protecting 500,000 acres of rainforest from oil extraction. Nemonte Nenquimo commented on her win," This prize will hopefully give us and our fight more visibility and create a consciousness that we're acting for the ... ...more
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'Google Map of the Universe': Australian Telescope Maps Millions Of Galaxies At Record Speed

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To coordinate the mapping mechanism existing on the earth, Australian scientists have invented the speediest telescope that can map three million galaxies in space. Hence creating the "Google Map of the universe." A radio telescope, The Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), installed in outback Western Australia, can map the galaxies in just 300 hours, or in simple words 12.5 ... ...more
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Mysterious Monolith In Utah Disappears

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Very surprisingly, the glittery metallic monolith spotted in the desert of southeastern Utah has disappeared this Friday. The vanishing of the monolith added mystic flavors to all those concepts of alien existence. The hikers who were searching for the mysterious location are wondering where to trace the entity now. According to the state's Bureau of Land Management, some "unknown party" ... ...more
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Fireball Meteor Lights Up Sky In Japan

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An object emitting an intense light had been spotted falling from the skies above western Japan in the early hours of the morning. Snapshots have been caught from the vicinities of Mie, Aichi to take the image of the fireball in the southern sky at 1:34 a.m. The meteor was spotted descending towards the earth for a few seconds. It emits a powerful light while it travels ... ...more
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Shanghai Replaces London As The World's Most Connected City

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Shanghai has dethroned London to become the ‘most connected’ city in the world. As the Covid-19 outbreak in the US shook international travel, connectivity in air travel plummeted in London by a whopping 67%. Following London’s loss in connectivity, Shanghai has grown to take its place, and now the world’s 4 most connected are all in China, with the others being Beijing, Guangzhou, and ... ...more
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Young Activist Takes Norwegian Government To Court For Causing Climate Crisis

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Thor (21) belongs to a group of young Norwegian activists. He joined Norway's Nature and Youth group (environmentalists under the age of 25). These Norwegian environmentalists along with Elina Berg (a member of an environmental group) sue the Norwegian government against the oil drilling license issues. The activists claimed that the authorities have breached their own constitutional ... ...more
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New App Translates Cat Meows Into Words That Humans Understand

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Meow Talk is an app that can translate the cat’s sound. This application has been developed by a former Amazon Alexa engineer Javier Sanchez . Technology has reached extraordinary lengths to introduce innovative tools. One such example is an online application. Besides these human dominant apps, some smart minds are also working to develop animal-friendly techno-solutions. Meow Talk is one ... ...more
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