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Which traditional view of ancient Greek statues is wrong?

For a long time it was believed that ancient Greek white marble sculptures were originally colorless. However, recent studies by scientists have confirmed the hypothesis that the statues were painted in a wide range of colors, which eventually disappeared under prolonged exposure to light and air.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Which country has 13000 islands?

Indonesia occupies most of the Malay Archipelago, one of the largest in the world. Its islands are scattered on both sides of the equator between two oceans - Indian in the west and south and Pacific in the east. Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the "land of a thousand islands", although there are actually 13 of them.

The western islands - Sumatra and Kalimantan - were once part of the mainland (Eurasia), the shallow South China and Java Seas are land areas covered with water. East of Indonesia, the islands of New Guinea and Tanimbar, - the former part of Australia, flooded by the waters of the Arafura Sea.

In Indonesia, there is no change of seasons. Only the direction of the winds changes. From December to February, moist northeasterly winds blow from the Pacific Ocean, and in March they are replaced by dry southeasterly winds. In addition to seasonal winds, breezes constantly blow from the sea to land. In the Strait of Malacca sometimes there are strong winds, like typhoons. They are called "Sumatra".

The nature of Indonesia is unusually diverse and generous. The islands are always warm and humid, so the tropical forests, which cover half of the country's territory, are unusually dense and lush. Trees grow in several tiers. Down below them is twilight and silence. There is almost no grass. There are many parasitic plants that live by feeding on the juices of host plants.

Only at first glance it seems that there is no one in the rainforest, except for butterflies, birds and monkeys, from time to time emitting piercing cries. In fact, there are a lot of different animals here. In Indonesia, in Sumatra and Kalimantan, there is a great ape orangutan (in Indonesian - "forest man"). Crocodiles live in all reservoirs of Indonesia. Many different lizards, including huge ones.

There are a lot of fish in the seas.

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