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Sea Jelly

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"Sea Jelly" ( Lion's Mane  or hairy cyanide ) So the American aquarists call jellyfish. These amazing creatures appeared 650 million years ago, and still live in all depths of the ocean and even in fresh water.    The word (jellyfish) in almost all languages ​​of the world sounds the same. The brain and sense organs in the jellyfish are absent, their simplest nervous system, located on the epidermis, is able to determine only light and smell, as well as the touch of another being.     Jellyfish do not have a respiratory system: their skin absorbs oxygen directly from the water. These marine residents are more than 90% water, and their umbrella is a gelatinous material surrounded by 2 layers of cells. In the jelly-like and transparent body of the jellyfish there are as many as 24 eyes. The lower part of the jellyfish is called the bell. As a source of food jellyfish use zooplankton, eating including eggs and larvae of some species of fish.     The largest s

HOLLYWOOD

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Dream Factory Today, on the southern slope of Mount Mount Lee in Hollywood, the famous Hollywood inscription flaunts. It appeared on July 13, 1923 and looked a little different. At that time, the letters were the word Hollywoodland, and it was not a commemorative sign, but advertising of new residential neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The height of each letter was 15 m, and the width - 9 m. The lighting of the inscription consisted of 4 thousand bulbs. The owners of the inscription were first going to dismantle it after 1.5 years, but it acquired such fame that it was left. The last part of the word - Land - was removed only in 1949.     By 1978, the letters had become unusable, and required immediate restoration. Then the owner of the Playboy magazine, Hugh Heffner, announced an auction during which each letter acquired its own sponsor.     The next renewal of the sign took place in November 2005 and was a complete repainting of the letters.     The Hollywood Walk of Fame wa