Interesting Facts
The average lifespan of a startup
by chm

The average lifespan of a startup is just 3 years, and only about 25% of startups actually make it to their 4th year. This is because startups are more likely to fail if they 're founded by solo entrepreneurs. The majority of startups are founded by people in their 20s or 30s, and the most successful startups are usually based in Silicon Valley. The average startup raises less than $1 million in funding.

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Black Holes: Strange and Mysterious Objects
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Black holes are some of the most fascinating objects in the universe. They are incredibly dense and have a very strong gravitational pull, making them impossible to directly observe. Scientists believe that black holes form when a massive star collapses in on itself. Many galaxies are thought to have a supermassive black hole at their center. The study of black holes is an active area of research and there is still much to learn about these strange and mysterious objects.

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Black Holes: An Introduction
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Black holes are extremely dense objects with a strong gravitational pull. They can form when massive stars collapse in on themselves, and when matter falls into a black hole, it can create an incredible amount of energy. Black holes can eventually evaporate, but this process takes an incredibly long time.

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10 Interesting Facts About Black Holes
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Black holes are fascinating objects in space that have many unique properties. There are three main types of black holes- stellar, intermediate, and supermassive. The Event Horizon is the point of no return for anything that crosses it- once something enters a black hole, it can never escape. Even though black holes are incredibly massive, they take up zero space. Their gravity is so strong that it can actually bend light. Black holes are believed to be some of the oldest things in the universe. Every large galaxy is thought to have a giant black hole at its center.

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The World's Oceans: Home to Feared Predators, Vast Plant and Animal Life, and...
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The world's oceans are home to a variety of large predators, plant and animal life, and play a vital role in regulating the Earth's climate. However, they are under threat from human activity, including pollution, overfishing, and climate change.

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A History of the Internet in Six Firsts
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The article discusses six "firsts" in the history of the internet. These include the first microprocessor (1971), the first personal computer (1975), the first internet domain (1985), the first search engine (1990), the first online auction (1995), and the first online dating service (1995).

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Black Holes: An Overview
by chm

A black hole is an extremely dense object from which not even light can escape. They are thought to form when a massive star collapses in on itself, and supermassive black holes are thought to exist at the center of most galaxies. Black holes are invisible, but we can detect them by their effect on nearby matter.

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Things You Didn't Know About Black Holes
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A black hole is a massive object with a gravitational field so strong that not even light can escape it. Black holes are the remnants of exploded stars and can be as small as an atom. The largest black hole discovered to date is 40 billion times the mass of our sun.

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