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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 19h

There’s a lot going on, so here is a map of the world’s forests, divided by categories of wood.

Map labeled "Geographic Distribution of the World's Forests, Differentiated by Categories of Wood"

Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 21h

.999… is a repeating decimal that is an alternative way of writing the number 1.

It’s not "almost 1," or "quite nearly 1."

It’s exactly 1.

Here's another way to look at it ⬇️

1/9 = 0.111
2/9 = 0.222
3/9 = 0.333
…
8/9 =0.888
9/9 =1

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 1d

Pill bugs, commonly called roly-polies, do not urinate. They rid themselves of ammonia by releasing it as gas through their shell.

Marvel Studios, we have found your next hero.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 1d

Keller published her first autobiography, using a Braille typewriter, in 1903.

In her dedication of the book, she wrote:

“To Alexander Graham Bell, who has taught the deaf to speak and enabled the listening ear to hear speech from the Atlantic to the Rockies.”

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In 1893, Keller accompanied Bell to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Bell used finger spelling (which he had learned to communicate with his mother) to act as Keller’s personal guide, teaching her about modern science and technology.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 1d

Keller and Bell met in the late 1880s.

They connected quickly, and Bell referred the Keller family to the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston.

Through Perkins, Anne Sullivan was sent to Keller’s home to start working with her.

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Controversially, Bell was a strong proponent of oralism—using lipreading and speech therapy rather than sign language.

Through his articles and speeches, Bell’s emphasis on oral education had a major impact on how deaf children were taught.

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Bell’s mother was hard of hearing, and his father taught elocution to deaf people. Both experiences had a profound influence on Bell.

When he was 24 and living in Boston, he began teaching deaf children to speak using a set of symbols called “visible speech.”

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 1d

Alexander Graham Bell worked closely throughout his life with deaf people.

In fact, he described this work as “more pleasing to me than even recognition of my work with the telephone.”

One of the people he joined forces with? Helen Keller.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 4d

Fun fact: If you want to help out our flying friends (and their pituitary glands) on their journeys, reducing light pollution is an easy way to start.

Light pollution called “skyglow” can disrupt migration, causing many birds to become disoriented over urban and suburban areas.

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Everyone who loves migrating birds, join us in thanking THE PITUITARY GLAND!

As the days get shorter, a bird’s pituitary gland responds by secreting hormones that affect metabolic processes, such as the accumulation of fat, which provides the necessary energy for migration.

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Honey | Definition, Uses, & Facts | Britannica

Honey, sweet, viscous liquid food, dark golden in color, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of flowers. Flavor and color are determined by the flowers from which the nectar is ...

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Wood | Properties, Production, Uses, & Facts | Britannica

Wood, the principal strengthening and nutrient-conducting tissue of trees and other plants and one of the most abundant and versatile natural materials. It is strong in relation to its weight, is insu...

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Elizabeth Taylor | Biography, Movies, Academy Awards, & Facts | Britannica

Elizabeth Taylor was an American motion picture actress noted for her unique beauty and her portrayals of volatile and strong-willed characters. She won Academy Awards for her performances in Butterfi...

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Ophelia | painting by John Everett Millais | Britannica

Oil painting that was created in 1851–52 by John Everett Millais and first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1852. It is regarded as a masterpiece of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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❤️‍🔥ATTN: Showgirls❤️‍🔥

Here's a thread for deeper Easter egg decoding.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 5d

Salvador Dali was alive at the same time as
Kevin Durant.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 6d

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Jane Goodall | Biography, Awards, Institute, Books, & Facts | Britannica

Jane Goodall is a British ethologist known for her exceptionally detailed and long-term research on the chimpanzees of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. In 1977 she cofounded the Jane Goodall Ins...

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Jane Goodall was one of a few people to earn a PhD without an undergraduate degree.

It was thought that her lack of formal academic training would allow her to remain unbiased by traditional thought and study the chimps with an open mind.

It worked. ❤️

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Quoted tweet that says “are bad.“ The original tweet says “2025 starts with WTF, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The last time this happened was in 2020. We’re probably fine though right?“

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 7d

Infographic showing government shutdown impacts: workers furloughed, businesses losing revenue, public facing delays, and $11B GDP loss in 2018-19.

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Infographic showing government services that stop, continue, and get paid during a shutdown, including passport processing stopping and law enforcement continuing.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 7d

A government shutdown is the forced cessation of most nonessential operations and services due to lack of funding.

These are operations that are not deemed necessary to protect national security, public health, public safety, or property.

Illustration explaining a government shutdown occurs when Congress and the president fail to approve a budget, causing nonessential services to stop.

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(solemnly) You've had mail.

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Gender wage gap | Definition & Facts | Britannica Money

gender wage gap, in many industrialized countries, systemic differences between the average wages or...

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