Pearls are iridescent spheres made of the same materials as an oyster's shell. So, why are they so much more beautiful than the shell itself? It all comes down to the life cycle of an oyster.

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Who doesn't love a good concert? The blaring music, the beautiful lights and the singing crowd. But the process of getting the band set up, the stage ready and the venue prepared is incredibly complicated. Dozens of man hours go into getting a show ready. If a band is big enough, they have a well-oiled machine to get it done.

Back in 1850, all chess games basically started the same way. In 1920, that changed. Then, in 1940, it changed again. What's going on here? After hundreds of years, shouldn't we know the perfect way to start a game of chess? It turns out that there is no mathematically "correct" way to start a game of chess. Give it a watch, and maybe your game will improve.

Imagine what it'd be like to live on the moon. Waking up every day and bouncing around in that low gravity seems incredible, right? It could be a reality sooner than you think. But how will scientists make that happen and what still needs to be discovered?

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