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What is comparative horoscopy?

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The process of analyzing relationship dynamics based on star signs and birth charts.

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What is haruspicy?

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A type of divination used in the Roman Empire were a haruspex (practitioner) would interpretate the will of the gods by looking at features/anomalies on the internal organs of sacrificed animals.

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What is ornithomancy?

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A form of divination performed in Ancient Greece by looking at the behavior of birds, including but not limited to their noises and flight patterns.

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What is alectryomancy?

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A form of divination where the diviner scatters grain on the floor and observes a rooster’s (or other bird’s) pecking behaviors.

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What is pyro-osteomancy?

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A form of deviation where the diviner heats animal bones/turtle shells and interpretates the cracks that appear on them. Commonly used in Ancient China (Shang Dynasty).

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What is oneiromancy?

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When you interpretate your dreams to predict the future.

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What is bibliomancy?

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A form of deviation where you interpretate a random page of a book (especially the Bible).

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What is hydromancy?

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A form of divination where the diviner interpretates the movements and appearance of water.

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What is astragalomancy?

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A form of divination that interpretates dice (which are often specially marked). Animal knuckle bones were traditionally used for this.

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What is scyphomancy?

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A form of divination which interpretates the behavior of water in a cup or goblet. Often your would place objects in this water and then observe their reflection or the movement of the water. This has roots in Persia and Ancient Egypt.

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Valhalla

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A hall in Norse Mythology where dead warriors go if they are deemed worthy by Odin

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Tartarus

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An infernal region in the underworld in Greek Mythology where gods locked up their enemies.

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Diyu

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Basically just Chinese hell. It is like a country and even has a capital.

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Jigoku

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Basically Japanese Hell. Believed to be underground and have both hot and cold areas.

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Samsara

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Buddhism’s cycle of living a mundane life, dying, then reincarnating. This is considered suffering.

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Happy Hunting Ground

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A place where (according to some American Tribes) the souls of warriors go after death to enjoy feasting and hunting.

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Fireside Chats

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Networks on the radio which was usually delivered by some leader, to comfort the audience during difficult times.

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Churchill’s Wartime Broadcasts

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Basically fireside chats given by Winston Churchill during WWII to boost British morale.

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Apollo 11

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The space mission that put Neil Armstrong on the moon in 1969.

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Neujahrskonzert

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A new years classic music concert performed yearly in Vienna.

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Oxidization

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Elements combining with oxygen.

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Ignition

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The act of setting something on fire.

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Combustion

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Process of something burning.

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Flash Point

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The temperature when specific organic substance begins to give off enough vapor to ignite in air.

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Fire Triangle
The components needed to create and sustain fire: oxygen, heat and fuel.
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Fire Tetrahedron
A more complex version of the fire triangle, where Chemical reaction is also listed.
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Shortwave Radio
Also known as a HF radio. Uses high frequency radio waves (3 - 30 MHz).
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AM Radio
A type of broadcasting where the info is encoded on a carrier wave by varying its amplitude/strength of signal.
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Pager
A small device worn by a person that receives radio signal messages and alerts the wearer by beeping/vibrating.
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Magnetic Tape Storage
The stuff in cassettes that keeps the data.
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Cryonics
Freezing parts of (or full) human bodies to revive later.
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Biomechatronics
The study that combines biology, engineering and electronics. Used to make mechanical body parts.
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Regenerative Medicine (aka: Stem Cell Therapy)
The study focused on creating medicines that can repair damaged cells, tissues and organs
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Senolytics
A type of drugs used to kill senescent (cells that havent died yet but already stop dividing) because these cells are linked to many diseases.
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Reproductive Cloning
A scientific process used to create a clone of a complete organisim.
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Digital Cloning
Creating a clone of a person using ai on a computer.
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Horus
Egyptian god representing the king and the sun.
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Gregor Mendel
A biologist who researched a lot about how genetic traits are transferred. Is often called the "Father of Genetics"
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Alfred Wegener
A meteorologist who made the first complete version of the continental drift hypothesis.
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Franz Kafka
He was a Czech writer whose works are special because the stories are often full of anxiety and are are alienated.
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Vivian Maier
She was an American photographer who made photos that were 'filled with human warmth and playfulness'. She worked as a nanny but was very mysterious as she never married, often changed names and details about her background and kept her photography a secret.
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Otis Redding
A very talented singer/songwriter for the 'soul' music genre. He sadly died at only age 26.
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Heat Engine
An engine that uses heat to move. First it takes the heat, does something with it like move a piston, and then releases the heat. (Yes an internal combustion engine a type of this)
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Gas Turbine Engine
A type of continuous flow internal combustion engine (type of engine that always keeps the fire going) that uses a rotating compressor, combustor and turbine to generate power. Used in power generation and aircrafts.
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Wankel Rotary Engine
A type of internal combustion engine that directly converts pressure to rotation of wheels.
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Otto Engine
A type of internal combustion engine that converts chemical energy of fuel into mechanical work (physical work done by machinery) using 4 strokes: intake, compression, combustion and exhaust.
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Unzendake
A volcano in Japan that erupted in 1792 killing 15k people. Triggered a megatsunami.
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Tambora
A volcanic eruption in Indonasia that killed 117k people in 1815 by direct impact and ash pollution. It also caused people to have a 'year without summer' in 1816 which lead to famine.
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Lake Nyos
A lake in Cameroon that had a limnic eruption (when a lot of dissolved gas (mostly carbon dioxide) suddenly erupt from a lake creating a toxic cloud) that killed 1746 people in 1986.
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Mount St. Helens
A volcano in Washington that erupted in 1980, causing the deadliest eruption in U.S history.
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Eyjafjallajökull
A volcano in Iceland that erupted in 2010 (it was erupting for over a month) ejecting too much ash into the air, causing European airspace to close for almost a month.
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Hunga Tonga
A volcano eruption in Tonga in 2022 which sent too much ash into the atmosphere, causing a tsunami.
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Punic Wars
Three wars between the Roman and Carthaginian empires, which resulted in the Carthaginian empire being destroyed and Roman getting dominance in the West Mediterranean.
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Hundred Years War
A war between France and England for the French throne.
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Wars of the Roses
English A war between the English families House of Lancaster and House of York for the British throne. Then anouther family called The House of Tudor won and started the Tudor period.
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Reconquista (Spain)
Christians fighting Muslims for centuries to get control of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). Eventually the Christians won.
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335 Years War
A war between the Isles of Sicily and the Netherlands that had 0 battles. It happened because of a misunderstanding in the English civil war.
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Neocortex
Part of brain responsible for sensation, cognition, action and consiouness.
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Thalamus
A part of your brain that all sensory signals (except smell) have to go through before reaching the cerebal cortex (which makes decisions).
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Frontal Cortex
A part of your brain responsible for performing motor skills (physical tasks) judging, abstract thinking, creativity and being socially acceptable.
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Active Imagination
Roleplaying with your imagination.
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Hypnagogia
State between being awake and asleep.
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Mind Wandering
Your mind loses attention from the task.
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Psychological Distance
How much you isolate yourself from others.
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Novel Experiences
Experiencing something new.
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Nature Experiences
Experience that's good for your mental health.
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Osu
A fast paced, competitive rhythm game.
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Beat Saber
A VR rhythm game where you heat beats.
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Guitar Hero
A rythym game where people use a guitar shaped controller to simulate playing the guitar.
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Beatmania
A game where the player uses controllers and turntable to simulate being a dj.
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Deemo
A rhythm game in which you pretend to play the piano to help the main character return home from a fantasy land.
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Tap Tap Revenge
The original version of that one game where you tap the screen to make the ball bounce on piano tiles. Is a ryt

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