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Ashoka's dharma chakra, with 24 spokes (after Ashoka, the Great). Each spoke depicts one of the 24 virtues. They are as followed.
Love
Courage
Patience
Peacefulness
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self Control
Selflessness
Self Sacrifice
Truthfulness
Righteousness
Justice
Compassion
Graciousness
Humility
Empathy
Sympathy
Knowledge
Wisdom
Pride
Confidence
Hope

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Scientists at Purdue University have created the world's fastest-spinning human-made object and the most sensitive torque detector by suspending a nanoparticle in a vacuum with a laser, and then using a second laser to test its torque sensitivity.
nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-ne

प्राचीन वैदिक साहित्य में कई तरह की संख्या पद्धतियाँ मिलती हैं। निम्नांकित सारणी में जिस प्रणाली का विवरण दिया गया है वह वाल्मीकि रामायण में वर्णित प्रणाली है।[1]

Transliteration: valmikiramayan.net/yuddha/sarg
Devanagari: valmikiramayan.net/utf8/yuddha

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Saving the is more important than planting trees to stop . This is why

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If we helped whales return to their pre-whaling numbers of 4- to 5 million (up from 1.3 million today), researchers say they could capture 1.7 billion tonnes of CO2 annually - with the cost of protecting them at just $13 per person a year.

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