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Where Does the Phrase “Once in a Blue Moon” Come From? — The Prodigious

On most nights, you’ll probably find that the moon is bright white or pale yellow in colour. Occasionally, you may look up and see an…

2 min readJan 22, 2021

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Where Does the Phrase “Once in a Blue Moon” Come From? — The Prodigious

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What are “Eye Floaters” and what causes them? — The Prodigious

Have you ever found yourself staring up at the blue sky and noticing some specs or spots floating around like seahorses in the ocean…

3 min readJan 20, 2021

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What are “Eye Floaters” and what causes them? — The Prodigious

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The History of the Internet — The Prodigious

If you’re reading this article, you are obviously online and you know what the Internet is. Considering how much of an influence the…

6 min readJan 20, 2021

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The History of the Internet — The Prodigious

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What Is a Barycenter? — The Prodigious

In Astronomy, the barycenter is a term used for the centre of mass of two or more bodies, usually bodies orbiting around each other, such…

3 min readJan 9, 2021

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What Is a Barycenter? — The Prodigious

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Why do roosters crow in the morning? — The Prodigious

The sound of cows mooing, cats meowing and dogs barking. A Rooster crowing is one of the most recognisable animal noises on Earth. The…

3 min readJan 5, 2021

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Why do roosters crow in the morning? — The Prodigious

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What are GooseBumps? — The Prodigious

From a cool breeze tickling your neck to a sense of impending danger, we have all experienced something called goosebumps at some point…

2 min readNov 24, 2020

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What are GooseBumps? — The Prodigious

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Is zero an even number? — The Prodigious

To answer this question, we first need to define what “even” means. All even numbers can be expressed in the algebraic form 2n, where n is…

2 min readNov 12, 2020

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Is zero an even number? — The Prodigious

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Are Sharks immune to cancer and all other diseases? — The Prodigious

There is a common misconception that is believed that Sharks are immune to Cancer and all other diseases. Tragically this misconception is…

2 min readNov 12, 2020

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Are Sharks immune to cancer and all other diseases? — The Prodigious

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Are Black and White Colours? — The Prodigious

Colour is defined as the attribute of things that is caused from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes…

2 min readNov 11, 2020

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What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas? — The Prodigious

If you are ever lucky enough to come across either a Llama or an Alpaca, Do you think you could identify which of the two species it…

3 min readNov 10, 2020

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What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas? — The Prodigious

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