You know that a long time ago people believed the Earth was flat, right? Now we’re well aware that it’s more or less a sphere, and it seems ridiculous to think otherwise when there are so many hard facts proving it. But what if those people of the past were actually… right? It turns out they could be, just not in the sense we thought about it. Our brain is a highly complex thing, and science has not yet fully explained how it works. We know, however, that it exists in 3D, meaning that we perceive objects from three different perspectives: length, width, and height. But a physicist from the University of California in Davis, James Scargill, has shared a theory that 2D universes can exist and even support life… TIMESTAMPS:
What are 2D universes 1:05
Arguments against this idea 2:27
We live in a huge hologram? 😵 4:29
What's the shape of our Universe? 5:18
Our brains can easily mess up with us 7:09 #universe #2D #brightside SUMMARY:
– Well, the thing is, since our brain can only think of things in a three-dimensional way, it can’t hold the idea of a two-dimensional space being real.
– Initially, Dr. Scargill wanted to test the philosophical concept that a universe can only exist if there’s life to observe it. – Dr. Scargill did some complex calculations and was surprised to find out that, hypothetically, life can exist in such universes.
– About his other general theory of relativity, Albert said that moving objects with mass create a curve in space-time, pulling other objects nearby towards them. – And Dr. Scargill’s calculations show just that: there could be a gravitational field in 2D space, so the first argument is invalid — theoretically, at least.
– Dr. Scargill argues here that there are planar graphs that have properties like neural networks.
– Many mathematicians believe that our very own universe is two-dimensional itself. It’s called a holographic principle, and its main idea is that the universe is essentially 2D, and it looks 3D to us because its image is overlaid onto a cosmic horizon. – Let’s go back in history and meet our ancestors, the ancient humans. You know cave paintings, right? If you saw them, then you realize that ancient artists knew nothing about perspective. – The people of the past naturally didn’t want to adopt new and radical ideas about our world, and they preferred to see it as flat. – Our brains can easily mess up with us. The thing is, whatever we see, hear, smell, touch, or taste is not really an actual object — it’s our subjective perception of it.
– So many humans, so many views of the world. And there are literally no two worlds that are completely identical. This is just crazy, but it kind of makes you believe we could all be living in a two-dimensional space, only seeing it as 3D. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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You know that a long time ago people believed the Earth was flat, right? Now we’re well aware that it’s more or less a sphere, and it seems ridiculous to think otherwise when there are so many hard facts proving it. But what if those people of the past were actually… right? It turns out they could be, just not in the sense we thought about it. Our brain is a highly complex thing, and science has not yet fully explained how it works. We know, however, that it exists in 3D, meaning that we perceive objects from three different perspectives: length, width, and height. But a physicist from the University of California in Davis, James Scargill, has shared a theory that 2D universes can exist and even support life… TIMESTAMPS:
What are 2D universes 1:05
Arguments against this idea 2:27
We live in a huge hologram? 😵 4:29
What's the shape of our Universe? 5:18
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– Well, the thing is, since our brain can only think of things in a three-dimensional way, it can’t hold the idea of a two-dimensional space being real.
– Initially, Dr. Scargill wanted to test the philosophical concept that a universe can only exist if there’s life to observe it. – Dr. Scargill did some complex calculations and was surprised to find out that, hypothetically, life can exist in such universes.
– About his other general theory of relativity, Albert said that moving objects with mass create a curve in space-time, pulling other objects nearby towards them. – And Dr. Scargill’s calculations show just that: there could be a gravitational field in 2D space, so the first argument is invalid — theoretically, at least.
– Dr. Scargill argues here that there are planar graphs that have properties like neural networks.
– Many mathematicians believe that our very own universe is two-dimensional itself. It’s called a holographic principle, and its main idea is that the universe is essentially 2D, and it looks 3D to us because its image is overlaid onto a cosmic horizon. – Let’s go back in history and meet our ancestors, the ancient humans. You know cave paintings, right? If you saw them, then you realize that ancient artists knew nothing about perspective. – The people of the past naturally didn’t want to adopt new and radical ideas about our world, and they preferred to see it as flat. – Our brains can easily mess up with us. The thing is, whatever we see, hear, smell, touch, or taste is not really an actual object — it’s our subjective perception of it.
– So many humans, so many views of the world. And there are literally no two worlds that are completely identical. This is just crazy, but it kind of makes you believe we could all be living in a two-dimensional space, only seeing it as 3D. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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The state of our knowledge about the Universe is in a strange place now. We can map countless stars around us, but we seem to be just stumbling upon every discovery. Some of them are so puzzling, even skeptical scientists start to suspect aliens! The brightest example is the Tabby Star, who’s light dims as if there was a giant artificial megastructure around it. It's about 50% bigger than our Sun, and 1,000 degrees hotter, and there are other objects just like it in the Universe. Nevertheless, it became known as the strangest star ever observed. So what’s really happening there? To understand it, we should dive a bit deeper into how it was first found. TIMESTAMPS:
What's so unique about Tabby Star? 🌟 2:46
Does a highly developed civilization live there? 😮 3:45
Why our data can be unreliable 5:52
What about more grounded theories? 7:04 #aliens #space #brightside SUMMARY:
– KIC 8462852, or simply called Tabby Star, is a mysterious celestial object situated in the constellation Cygnus, some 1,470 light-years away from the Sun
– Tabby Star is named after Professor Tabetha Boyajian, who was the first to notice a strange quality: while other stars dim by about 1% when a planet passes in front of them, Tabby Star dimmed much more. – At times, its shine is restored to its natural state, and then it gets obscured once again. – This produced the first theory – Tabby Star may have a giant hive of comets and asteroids orbiting around it.
– In fact, the idea of a structure spinning around a star is long known to astronomers. It’s called the Dyson Sphere. Hypothetically, a structure like this could be made by a highly developed civilization to harvest the energy from a star.
– Dyson Spheres are proposed to be the first sign of a highly advanced civilization existing in the Universe. – The probability of a Dyson Sphere causing Tabby Star’s dimming was put to the test by searching for any radio signals in the area of the star, but unfortunately, scientists were met with nothing but silence.
– Anyways, the scientific community was, shall we say, outraged about the decision to even try and test the alien theory of Tabby Star’s mystery in the first place.
– So recently, another, much more grounded, Tabby Star theory emerged. According to it, there must be a giant brown dwarf planet going around Tabby Star at distant orbits. – Astronomer Brian Metzger and his colleagues at Columbia University suggested that the objects surrounding Tabby Star and causing the strange flickering of its light might be the remains of crushed planets and their exomoons. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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The heroine of this story lived a very long life; the longest among Nobel prize winners. She was an amazing woman who became a scientist, despite her father’s objection. Not even the cruel dictates of Mussolini would interfere with her intention to advance science. Rita Levi-Montalcini was the most extravagant Nobel Prize winner, and one of only a few women who have done so. She lived to be 103 years old and devoted her whole life to science. She was a neurobiologist and brain specialist who gained international recognition and legendary fame, making history with science, despite all the obstacles she faced… TIMESTAMPS:
Career or family? 0:56
Why Rita’s scientific career was challenged 3:41
Great discovery 4:14
So what about family? 6:53
Secrets of her longevity 7:38 #NobelPrize #FamousWomen #brightside Preview photo credit: A viewer looks at giant photo of 1985 Nobel Prize for Medicine laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini, right: By FABRIZIO GIOVANNOZZI/ASSOCIATED PRESS/East News, https://www.eastnews.ru/pictures/picture/id/7699219/i/9/t/12
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– Rita was born in Italy on April 22, 1909 in a patriarchal family. Her mother, Adele Montalcini, was an artist. Her father, Adamo Levi was an engineer and mathematician.
– Her father loved his daughters very much and had a great respect for women in general, but he thought that their career would interfere with their duty as wives and mothers.
– The girls got a good domestic education, but Rita wasn’t going to be satisfied with the role of mother and wife.
– Against all her father’s objections, Rita spent 8 months learning Latin and biology all by herself, and entered the medical college of the University of Turin. – After graduation, she started working as an assistant to a well-known scientist, Giuseppe Levi.
– In 1938, Rita’s scientific career was challenged when Mussolini issued an ordinance refusing to allow Jews to have a professional career.
– Later, she would say that she was grateful for this obstacle, as working at home by herself allowed her to achieve better results.
– Soon, American colleagues became interested in the results of her research. Viktor Hamburger, a neurobiologist and embryologist, was among them.
– Like any absurd idea of a young scientist, at first it wasn’t accepted by the scientific society. But still, Hamburger invited Rita to St. Louis and made her a staff scientist. – The scientific community wasn’t very enthusiastic about the discovery. It was widely known then that the nerve tissue couldn’t regenerate or grow. – And yet, Montalcini and Kohen turned out to be right, and discovered many other Growth Factors.
– Having made a remarkable career in the US, professor Levi-Montalcini came back to her homeland and devoted herself to developing science in Italy. – Rita’s works in the US were instrumental in further research of cancer and Alzheimer disease. – She never got married, and had no children, but it was her conscious decision. – At the celebration of her 100th birthday at the European Brain Research Institute, which she'd founded herself, she said that she kept an amazing clarity of mind because of everyday work. – Among other secrets or longevity that she shared was waking up early, going to bed at 11 pm, and moderate eating.
– In Italy, in 2001, she became a Senator for life. This title is only given to ex-presidents and the citizens who have brought glory to their homeland by their achievements in art and science. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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For years, scientists have been struggling to explain bizarre sounds – some repeating, some heard only once – that fill the atmosphere of our planet. From bewildering hums to worrying sonic booms and bloops, yes, bloops — the air is literally filled with outlandish acoustic phenomena. And most of these sounds still leave researchers scratching their heads. Have you ever heard, for example, that astronomers found a singing black hole? Scientists say that the black hole has been performing the longest-lasting symphony known to us humans, and this symphony is being played at the lowest note in the universe at that! TIMESTAMPS:
The Upsweep 0:38
Skyquakes 1:31
The Sound of Apocalypse 2:42
Bristol Hum 3:38
The Taos Hum 4:45
The Whistle 5:43
The Bloop 6:29
Slow Down 7:49
The Loneliest Whale 8:33
Julia 9:23
Storms of Jupiter 9:56
A Singing Black Hole 10:37 #sounds #mystery #brightside SUMMARY:
– #1. This sound varies from high to low frequencies and then back again, and you can hear it better in the spring and fall than in the winter and summer. – #2. You don't need to travel to a particular part of the world to hear a skyquake. Mysterious sonic booms ramble from the skies everywhere, from the US to India and Japan.
– #3. Until recently, nobody could understand the origin of the sounds, but these days NASA claims that there's nothing to be afraid of. The noise could be a naturally occurring sound from our own planet. – #4. It started in the 1970s, when hundreds of Bristol's inhabitants began to complain about a bizarre noise audible only at night. The noise was a low-level hum, and nobody could identify or trace the source of the sounds.
– #5. This phenomenon is a faint low-frequency hum ringing in the desert air, and grating on your nerves. Even stranger, only 2 percent of the people who live in Taos hear this noise. – #6. Ever heard that annoying sound when a kettle of boiling water is informing you that it's time to make a cup of tea? Well, then you can imagine what the Whistle sounds like. – #7. One of the most powerful and famous unexplained sounds on our planet, The Bloop was recorded in 1997 by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and continued for approximately 1 minute.
– #8. The noise got its curious name because it usually lasts for about 7 minutes, gradually decreasing in frequency. – #9. This sound is often called "52-hertz whale" because the animal that creates it calls at a unique frequency for these creatures – 52 hertz. When you listen to this noise, it sounds like a low bass note. – #10. Scientists claim that the sound could be made by an Antarctic iceberg that ran aground, but then, what size must this iceberg be to create so much noise? – #11. As NASA's Juno spacecraft was approaching its destination – Jupiter – on July 4, 2016, it recorded a bizarre mixture of roaring and screeching sounds. This cacophony wouldn't stop for more than 2 hours.
– #12. Not only have astronomers confirmed that black holes can sing, but they've actually found one that's been doing it for 2 billion years! Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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An Italian proverb says, “If the Sun shines on me, I care not for the Moon.” It's a flippant remark, as the Earth’s satellite is some simple thing not worthy of consideration. And we're going to share the most interesting facts about the Moon with you; it might change your mind about the moon's simplicity. Did you know, for example, that there are huge temperature fluctuations on the Moon? Or that its gravity is only 1/6th that of the Earth’s. If your weight here is 100 pounds, you’ll only weigh 17 pounds standing on the Moon’s surface. You would also be able to walk a distance 6 times longer and carry a weight 6 times heavier there. TIMESTAMPS:
How it was formed 0:33
How big it is 1:32
What is the temperature on the Moon? 2:53
Why we see the same side of it 3:18
Why the other side of the Moon is more mountainous 3:45
The greatest crater 4:21
Moonquakes 4:42
The Moon’s gravity 4:52
Is lunar dust dangerous? 5:28
Shadows on the Moon 6:11
Trees from the Moon 7:42
Fresh tracks on the Moon’s surface 8:10
Its own time zone 8:51
Why nothing can grow there 9:16
What Lunar seas look like 9:51 #moon #space #brightside SUMMARY:
– The Moon is not an ideal sphere. It's shaped more like an egg because of the Earth’s gravity. – We can see solar eclipses pretty often, but moon eclipses only happen once every several hundred years. – Although the Moon seems really bright, its ability to reflect sunlight is 3 times less than that of Earth.
– It would take about 300,000 Moons to produce as much light at night as there is in the afternoon. About 206,000 of them would have to be full. – The gravitational influence of the Moon has this effect on the oceans. The highest tide can be seen at full or new Moon.
– It was only in 1959 that people could finally see the other side of Moon, thanks to a photo taken by the Russian spacecraft “Luna 3”.
– Craters on the Moon were first named after famous scientists, artists and researchers, and later – after American and Russian astronauts. – There's water on the Moon, but leave your straw at home; it's all frozen in the craters and under the ground.
– Long-distance jumps can be uncontrolled and dangerous, as the Moon’s surface is full of deep craters. – The Moon does have a kind of atmosphere, which is called an exosphere. It consists of helium, neon and argon. It’s ten trillion times less dense than on Earth. – The absence of oxygen in the atmosphere means that the sky is utterly black while the sun continues to glare. – The Moon is the only space body outside the Earth where humans have landed. So far.
– Modern smartphones are more powerful than the computers that were used to land the “Apollo” spaceship on the Moon.
– 12 people have been to the Moon. Neil Armstrong was the first one in 1969, and Eugene Cernan, the last, in 1972. – There are 200 tons of space junk on the Moon. Actually it’s experiments, used-up backpacks and the like, left by NASA astronauts, who landed on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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When you want to achieve something, you have to believe in yourself despite all odds. One Australian girl is a living example of that valuable motto because she’s proven to the world that she can break down any barrier in her way to make her dreams come true. Madeline Stuart is the first professional model with Down syndrome. On the day she was born, the doctor warned her mother Rosanne that her child wouldn't accomplish much in life because of the disability. If only that doctor had known how wrong he was! Rosanne understood all the challenges that were waiting for her daughter but was keen on giving her every opportunity to grow as an individual. TIMESTAMPS:
What changed Madeline's life forever 1:04
First modeling offers 1:40
What else Madeline does 2:47
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– Kelly Knox 5:09
– Alba Parejo 6:12 #DownSyndrome #models #brightside Preview photo credit: Disabled model Madeline Stuart from Brisbane, Australia poses with her Mother Rosanne Stuart during rehearsals for the FTL MODA presentation at New York Fashion Week in New York, on September 12, 2015: By TREVOR COLLENS/AFP/EAST NEWS, https://www.eastnews.ru/pictures/picture/id/40626557/i/19/t/23
Model Madeline (C) walks the runway for the Madeline show at New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2017: By KENA BETANCUR/AFP/EAST NEWS, https://www.eastnews.ru/pictures/picture/id/53800176/i/3/t/23
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– In 2014, Rosanne took her daughter to a fashion show, and it changed Madeline's life forever because it was the moment when she found her passion. – And her mom had no doubts that her daughter could be successful at whatever she put her mind to.
– Madeline managed to lose around 44 pounds (20 kg) by starting a diet and exercise regimen. Her mom then took her to her first professional photo shoot, and she absolutely loved it! – Not long after that, Madeline started getting modeling offers and turned into a superstar in the fashion industry. – In 2015, Stuart appeared on the runway for the first time. That same year, she received the prestigious “Model of the Year Award” at the International Fashion Show in San Francisco.
– In 2017 at New York Fashion Week, the world saw the first collection of her clothing line 21 Reasons Why. The name of the label was inspired by Madeline's extra genetic material on her 21st chromosome, which is what makes her who she is today. – But Madeline Stuart isn’t the only one who’s brave enough to break the rules of the fashion industry and change the standards of beauty. – Model Melanie Gaydos from New York City also spreads her message of inclusion and acceptance. This girl was born with a rare genetic condition that affects the growth of her teeth, hair, nails, and even small bones. She also has alopecia and is partially blind. – Another model who defies typical standards of beauty is Kelly Knox. She was born without a left forearm, and was never interested in hiding it with a prosthetic, even since the age of 7! – A shy girl from Spain has also contributed significantly to breaking the typical “perfect cookie-cut” mold in modeling. Alba Parejo was born with a rare condition that caused her skin to be covered in moles and dark patches. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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When you want to achieve something, you have to believe in yourself despite all odds. One Australian girl is a living example of that valuable motto because she’s proven to the world that she can break down any barrier in her way to make her dreams come true. Madeline Stuart is the first professional model with Down syndrome. On the day she was born, the doctor warned her mother Rosanne that her child wouldn't accomplish much in life because of the disability. If only that doctor had known how wrong he was! Rosanne understood all the challenges that were waiting for her daughter but was keen on giving her every opportunity to grow as an individual. TIMESTAMPS:
What changed Madeline's life forever 1:04
First modeling offers 1:40
What else Madeline does 2:47
Other women who break the rules of the fashion industry:
– Melanie Gaydos 4:12
– Kelly Knox 5:09
– Alba Parejo 6:12 #DownSyndrome #models #brightside Preview photo credit: Disabled model Madeline Stuart from Brisbane, Australia poses with her Mother Rosanne Stuart during rehearsals for the FTL MODA presentation at New York Fashion Week in New York, on September 12, 2015: By TREVOR COLLENS/AFP/EAST NEWS, https://www.eastnews.ru/pictures/picture/id/40626557/i/19/t/23
Model Madeline (C) walks the runway for the Madeline show at New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2017: By KENA BETANCUR/AFP/EAST NEWS, https://www.eastnews.ru/pictures/picture/id/53800176/i/3/t/23
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– In 2014, Rosanne took her daughter to a fashion show, and it changed Madeline's life forever because it was the moment when she found her passion. – And her mom had no doubts that her daughter could be successful at whatever she put her mind to.
– Madeline managed to lose around 44 pounds (20 kg) by starting a diet and exercise regimen. Her mom then took her to her first professional photo shoot, and she absolutely loved it! – Not long after that, Madeline started getting modeling offers and turned into a superstar in the fashion industry. – In 2015, Stuart appeared on the runway for the first time. That same year, she received the prestigious “Model of the Year Award” at the International Fashion Show in San Francisco.
– In 2017 at New York Fashion Week, the world saw the first collection of her clothing line 21 Reasons Why. The name of the label was inspired by Madeline's extra genetic material on her 21st chromosome, which is what makes her who she is today. – But Madeline Stuart isn’t the only one who’s brave enough to break the rules of the fashion industry and change the standards of beauty. – Model Melanie Gaydos from New York City also spreads her message of inclusion and acceptance. This girl was born with a rare genetic condition that affects the growth of her teeth, hair, nails, and even small bones. She also has alopecia and is partially blind. – Another model who defies typical standards of beauty is Kelly Knox. She was born without a left forearm, and was never interested in hiding it with a prosthetic, even since the age of 7! – A shy girl from Spain has also contributed significantly to breaking the typical “perfect cookie-cut” mold in modeling. Alba Parejo was born with a rare condition that caused her skin to be covered in moles and dark patches. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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The sinking of the Titanic is, to this day, one of the worst catastrophes to come out of a long chain of unfortunate and untimely events. And that chain that would decide the cruel fate of the great Unsinkable Ship started with… a tiny key. It seemed like such an insignificant little thing. So trivial that the man who’d had it with him completely forgot to hand it over to the person who’d desperately need it at a critical moment. That man was 37-year-old David Blair, and he was holding the key to the locked cabinet where all the binoculars for the lookouts were stored. TIMESTAMPS:
A last-minute change of plans 1:22
What the lookout on duty told the investigators after the tragedy 2:46
Why nobody didn't see a giant iceberg 3:07
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💰 The most expensive artifacts from the Titanic 7:46 #titanic #ships #brighside SUMMARY:
– White Star Line, the shipping company that owned the Titanic, decided to replace David Blair with Henry Wilde, the Chief Officer of the Titanic’s sister ship, RMS Olympic.
– Blair wrote in a postcard to relatives that he was pretty upset about being replaced. In a hurry by the unexpected change or perhaps because of this distress, Blair forgot to hand the key to the binocular cabinet over to Officer Wilde!
– Soon after the Titanic left the port, the crew realized they wouldn’t be able to open the cabinet. – Yes, the huge iceberg could’ve been noticed earlier even without binoculars, but perhaps in different conditions.
– There were no waves crashing up against the iceberg to give an audible warning, and there was no moonlight reflecting off the giant hunk of floating ice to make it sort of glow.
– Once Fred Fleet finally saw it at 11:39pm on April 14, 1912 and famously reported “Iceberg! Right ahead!” to the command bridge, it was already too late.
– Another cruel twist of fate is that there was a desperate shortage of lifeboats, with 2,224 people on board and only enough boats to save 1,178 lives. – So what ever happened to David Blair and that cursed key? Well, he realized his mistake too late. But he continued to work as a mariner and even received a Bravery Medal from the Royal Humane Society in 1913 for saving a crewmember of the Majestic. – As for the notorious key, for a long time he kept it as a reminder of the tragedy he’d miraculously avoided. – It was sold in 2007 for £78,000, which would be about $135,000 by today’s rate. – On the 100th anniversary of the sinking, they sold a letter written by 33-year-old Wallace Henry Hartley, a violinist and the bandleader on the Titanic. The letter was sold for £90,000 (equivalent to $125,000 today). – But the most expensive, and no doubt the most exclusive finding, is Hartley’s violin. It was sold for a jaw-dropping price of £900,000 ($1.3 million today). Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz
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