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Meet Dennis Hope: The unemployed man who claimed the Moon, sold 611 million acres and made millions from $19.95 lunar plots |

For centuries, owning land has meant having a place that can be measured, divided and legally transferred. Dennis Hope thought he had found an exception. In the late 20th century, while considering how to make money from property, the unemployed American turned his attention away from land on Earth and towards the moon. He had…

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‘The Lord of the Rings’ star Sean Astin reveals he had to sell his house after being paid just USD 250,000 for USD 2.9 billion blockbuster trilogy |

Sean Astin, best known for playing Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson‘s acclaimed ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, has revealed a surprising detail about his financial status after starring in the hit film franchise. The actor, who played a supporting role of Sam opposite Mr Frodo, made waves online when he alleged that he was…

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The surprising social lives of monkeys: Study discovers that primates take care of animals outside their own family, just like humans |

Monkey group. Image Credit: Augustus Binu Interactions between primates and animals outside their families have been documented for a long time, from predator-prey relationships to friendly behaviours. While many of these interactions were earlier dismissed, a systematic review of the scientific literature, media reports and surveys has analysed 427 unique cases of inter-species social interactions….

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518 million years ago, one tiny sea creature may have started the evolution of the fangs seen in spiders today | World News

Scientists have identified the earliest known evidence of spider fangs in a 518 million-year-old fossil recovered from southern China, tracing the origin of one of the animal kingdom’s most feared biological tools back to a small marine creature that lived long before spiders existed. The fossil belongs to a species called Urokodia aequalis, examined by…

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Day 1 of Parliament’s monsoon session washed out amid NEET, donation chori protests | India News

NEW DELHI: The first day of Parliament’s monsoon session was a washout as opposition parties protested over a host of issues, including theft of donations at Ayodhya Ram temple and NEET paper leak, leading to frequent adjournments in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha before proceedings were called off for the day.Amid the brief moments for…

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