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TIL that when bubbles are collapsed by sound waves it creates light and no one knows why. It’s called “Sonoluminescence”

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BANy TIL Lalibela, Ethiopia is home to 11 monolithic churches carved out of mountains and connected by tunnels. The churches’ roofs are at ground level to make them invisible to raiders from a distance.
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