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Nepal Saw Its First Same-Sex Marriage Between Maya Gurung, 35, And Surendra Pandey, 27, In The Lumjung District On Nov. 29, 2023. Following Nepal’s Supreme Court Order Allowing The Registration Of Such Marriage 5 Months Prior, This Marks A Significant Stride, With Taiwan Being The Sole Other Asian Region To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage.

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Researchers, In A Surprising Discovery, While Trying To Protect The The Micronesian Starlings Bird Nest In Guam, Have Discovered A New Type Of Snake Locomotion, In Which The Brown Tree Snake Can Form A Lasso, With Its Body, Around A Smooth Cylindrical Pole, To Get To A Bird’s Nest. This Discovery Could Help To Better Protect Birds In Guam.

Researchers, Based On Methods That Include DNA Analysis And CT Scans, Were Able To Discover A New Snake Species Called “Levitonius Mirus (LM).” LM, Also Known As Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake, Is Native To An Archipelago In The Philippines That Includes 112 Land Snake Species. LM Are Among The Fewest Number Of Any Snake Species.

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Snakes Usually Undulate For Propulsion, But Flying Snakes Like Chrysopelea Paradisi, The Paradise Tree Snake, Which Normally Live In The Trees Of S And SE Asia, According To A New Study, Undulate For Flight Stability. And How Far They Fly Depends On Their Launch Height. This Knowledge May Be Important For Developing Aerial Snake-Like Robots.

Daritza Araya Arguedas, Age 24, And Alexandra Quirós Castillo, Age 29, Became The First Same-Sex Couple In Costa Rica To Wed Early Tuesday, 5/26/2020, The First Day Gay Marriage Became Legal In The Country. The Marriage Took Place In San Isidro de Heredia, A Town Outside The Capital, San José. Congrats To Them.

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An Irish Man, For The First Time In Irish History, Has Been Bitten By A Snake, His Pet Puff Adder–Venomous And Dangerous Snake Native To Southern Africa And Portions Of Saudi Arabia. Ireland Has Been Snake-Free ~1,600 Years Since St. Patrick Supposedly Banished Them. Scientists Think The Ice Age And Location Of Ireland Restrict Snakes.

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The First Gay Marriage Has Taken Place In Northern Ireland. The Marriage, Between Robyn Peoples, 26, And Sharni Edwards, 27, Took Place In A Hotel In Carrickfergus, County Antrim On Tuesday, The 11th Of February, 2020. The Gay Marriage Comes After About 6 Months When Same-Sex Marriage Was Made Legal In Northern Ireland.

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Taiwan Has Made History By Being The First Asian Nation To Approve Same-Sex Marriage. The Taiwanese Law Makers Voted, On The 17th Of May, 2019 To Legalize Gay marriage In A Region Where Gay Rights Have Lagged. But This Is To Be Expected Given That Taiwan Has Been A Leader In Gay Rights In Asia.

Taiwan Legislature Approves Asia’s F…