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Hydrangeas are known as nature's pH indicator. The blooms change colors depending on the level of pH in the soil. When the flowers are in acidic soil, their blooms are blue, whereas when planted in more neutral or basic soil, the flowers tend to be red or pink.

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After the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, newspapers reported that there were over 118,000 people who claimed they were supposed to be on the ship but missed it for various reasons.

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Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with him, has told associates he is not planning to donate to any political candidates in 2024, according to two people close to the businessman. 

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America 4

In “Harrison Bergeron” Kurt Vonnegut’s story supposes a world in 2081 where everyone is finally equal. Grace, beauty, and intelligence are all balanced with compensating weights, hobbles, and brain-piercing noise.

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“That dance-it was nice,” said Hazel.

“Yup,” said George. He tried to think a little about the ballerinas. They weren’t really very good-no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. They were burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn’t be handicapped. But he didn’t get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts.

George winced. So did two out of the eight ballerinas.