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What is an ice volcano?

Что такое ледяной вулкан

Ice does all kinds of weird things on the Great Lakes.: it forms perfect balls on the shore and is piled up in billowing ice tsunamis, when the winds on the lake are violent in winter. But, perhaps, The most spectacular ice spectacles of the Great Lakes are ice volcanoes. Material… Continue Reading



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What is quarantine and when did it start??

Что такое карантин

Word “quarantine” has Italian roots. В XIV (14) century ships, arriving in Venice, should have been anchored for 40 days before boarding. This practice, called quarantine, descended from the Italian word “quaranta giorni”, meaning “40 days”. Except Venice, port… Continue Reading