Does the Amazon Rainforest Really Produce 20 Percent of the World's Oxygen?
For years, media outlets have claimed that the Amazon rainforest is responsible for producing 20 percent of the world's oxygen. But is it true?
For years, media outlets have claimed that the Amazon rainforest is responsible for producing 20 percent of the world's oxygen. But is it true?
When choosing a name, it was important that it be uncommon but easy to remember and simple to pronounce.
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Where did people get the idea that Jesus had a middle name? Well, Mark Twain has a funny story about that.