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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5m

The persistent sense of chronic exhaustion and anxiety reported by many individuals today may stem from an "evolutionary mismatch." This psychological concept posits that the rapid transformation of our contemporary environment has far outpaced the gradual rate of human…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 9m

Visual representation of someone pretending to help whilst causing pain.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 15m

Accessing a world-class education from one of the globe's most elite academic institutions no longer requires surviving a highly selective admissions process. Through its pioneering MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) platform, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has systematically…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 19m

The gentleness with which Mak, the famous 40-year-old bull elephant from Imire Conservancy in Zimbabwe, treats little kids.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 19m

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has officially renewed its institutional policy advocacy calling for a comprehensive, nationwide prohibition on the commercial sale and distribution of raw, unpasteurized milk and its derived dairy products, including artisanal cheeses. In…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 35m

Intervertebral discs serve as the primary shock absorbers of the musculoskeletal system, utilizing their soft, water-binding nuclear cores to distribute mechanical loads during movement. When these structural cushions experience progressive degeneration, they lose their…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 45m

An elegant yet highly effective infrastructure project in Western Australia demonstrates how simple engineering can drastically curb environmental pollution. In 2018, the City of Kwinana launched a pilot program by installing specialized drainage nets over two major stormwater…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 51m

Where she spent the majority of her time at the fair [📹 lizardbreath329]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

The power of a dog’s nose is so extraordinary it can detect even the faintest trace: just a few molecules in the air. 🎬 x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/21150760…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

A post-hoc genetic analysis from Monash University, utilizing data from more than 13,500 participants in the ASPREE (Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) trial, indicates that daily low-dose aspirin may significantly decrease dementia risk, though only within a highly…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

We're literally just living on mountains

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

«Love cannot last for 200 years, but lawsuits can»

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Martial artist and knife fighting instructor Doug Marcaida shows how lethal a 'karambit' could be in the hands of an expert. 🎬 x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/21150710…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 lost stability and sank off the coasts of Gabon. 115 people were on board, with 5 still missing. 🎬 x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/21150697…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Did you know you can fly a homemade aircraft in the US without any license? This is the magic of FAA Part 103 ultralights. [📹 lonnie.bordelon] 🎬 x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/21150670…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

What happens when an empty trailer meets high winds [📍 Dumas, Texas Panhandle]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Fun fact. Hawaii is made up of 137 islands, but only 7 are inhabited. [🎞️ hulagram_]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

This Uber driver brings his dog as a co-pilot. The reactions are wholesome.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Fun fact. Earth's magnetic field was approximately twice as strong in Roman times as it is now. We know this from studies of the magnetization of minerals in ancient clay pots.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Solar panels made from fruit and vegetable waste can generate electricity even without direct sunlight.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

In 2005, a group of artists in Italy built a giant 200-foot-long plushie rabbit in the countryside, and just left it there.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

The cat's reaction to the magic trick is so cute.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Ken Allen, an orangutan at the San Diego Zoo, became famous for his many successful escapes. During his escapes, he would peacefully stroll around the zoo looking at other animals. He never acted aggressively toward patrons, but would throw rocks at Otis, another orangutan he…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

This 30+ carat oval cut diamond, given by Ronaldo to his wife, is one of the most valuable celebrity jewels. [📹 Grant Mobley]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

This is what happens when car design prioritizes human experience

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

A hamster mom needs her me-time too.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 2h

A badminton shuttlecock is designed to be highly aerodynamically stable, and this is the method used to calibrate it.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 3h

Indian businessman Datta Phuge's iconic custom $240,000 gold shirt was made from 14,000 pieces of 22-carat gold, weighs 3.32 kg and was crafted by 15 artisans over 16 days.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 3h

A pair of oarfish swimming at the surface. The oarfish is thought to inhabit the epipelagic to mesopelagic ocean layers, ranging from 200 meters (660 ft) to 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and is rarely seen on the surface [📹 31963947121]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 3h

As the light passes from water to air, it is refracted. At a critical angle, the light bounces off the internal boundary of the water stream: it's called total internal reflection [📹JaDropping Science]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Tulum is a traditional Turkish goat's milk cheese ripened in a goatskin casing, which has been cleaned and salted [📹 İlter Avşar / ilteravsar]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 4h

The white ghost elephant of Etosha National Park, Namibia. Elephants use clay from the Etosha Pan – a 120 km lakebed of salt – to protect themselves from the fierce Namibian sun and this is what they look like when the clay dries. [📹 jaqueline.mszt]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Few species have been observed imitating (at least some) human behaviors, but the list of observations has recently grown. This is just a flamingo at a yoga class at Baha Mar Resort in Nassau, Bahamas [📹 Lindsay Silberman / lindsaysil]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Brillian stop motion LEGO bottle smashing [📹 TheJumiFilm]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5h

Anatomy and movements of the human eye [🎞️ animagraffs. com]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5h

One of the crucial roles a meerkat plays is the watch guard. One meerkat will stand on its hind legs and act as a lookout, scanning for predators. And sometimes, the vantage point they choose can be very peculiar.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5h

Dr Tatiana Erukhimova explains the basic principle of a gyroscope using the classic bike spinning wheel and a rope [📹 TAMU Physics & Astronomy videos]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5h

The Shepard scale is an audio illusion which sounds like a musical scale constantly getting higher and higher - while it really isn’t. Here the tone is combined with the popular M.C. Escher's stairs [📹 hjfreeland]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5h

While koalas might look like small bears, they are actually marsupials. They give birth to underdeveloped young that crawl into their mothers' pouches, where they stay for the first 6-7 months of their life. [📹 zoo_rascal]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5h

Do you know what's a CAPTCHA and what does it mean? And why can't a robot pass a CAPTCHA test? [📹 Australian Broadcasting Corporation / WTFAQ] 🎬 x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/21150043…

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 5h

Al-Khazneh is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom. It is thought that it was built at the beginning of the 1st century CE [📹 giuliacck]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 6h

This time-lapse video shows how a stop motion clip is made: hours of work for 15 seconds of animation [📹Justin Rasch]

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 6h

Kirigami (切り紙) is a variation of origami, where the paper is cut as well as being folded This paper investigates the creation of shape-morphing material structure with Kirigami & this is how you square the circle.

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 6h

Ben's Worx's handmade wood and resin sculptures look like they hold otherworldly mountainscapes and colorful galaxies within them

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