Ian Flemming wrote all 14 James Bond novels while he was living in Jamaica.
Male ducks eclipse plumage
Male ducks have an eclipse plumage similar to females that they wear
after the breeding season for about a month as their new feathers grow.
During that month, they are completely flightless and more vulnerable to
predators
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The Ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians. They had
numerous inventions including ways to build buildings, medicine,
cosmetics, the calendar, the plow for farming, musical instruments, and
even toothpaste.
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The Hayabusa was a Japanese spacecraft that landed on the near-Earth
asteroid Itokawa in 2005 and attempted to collect samples. In 2010,
Hayabusa was a success at getting back to earth with a small sample of
asteroid dust that is being studied by scientists.
George Lucas filmed various parts of Star Wars in the Tunisian Sahara Desert, from Africa.
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The fastest commercial plane in operation today is the Boeing 747-8i, which is operated by Korean Air, Air China and Lufthansa.
It’s a fact that a wild duck can live 20 years or more. The world record
is a Mallard Drake that lived to a ripe old age of 27 years. Domestic
ducks typically live 10-15 years or less in captivity.