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There are some things in life that you can never have too much of. Laughter, quality time with loved ones, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, and information! Now, it may take a bit of effort to learn something new every single day. But if you’re dedicated to being a lifelong learner, we’ll make it easier for you to find some new fun facts today.

We took a trip to Factify on Facebook, a page dedicated to sharing information about fascinating new innovations and advancements from all over the world. Below, you’ll find a list of some of their most interesting posts, so enjoy scrolling through, and be sure to upvote the ones that teach you something new about our world!

#1

People wearing masks distributing unsold food at a supermarket, highlighting facts about learning new things.

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Sunshine
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6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be required EVERYWHERE! The amount of food that is wasted is disgusting.

Savannah greenleaf
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6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Store employees bag/box the food up that is past its "sell by" or "best by" date but still fit for consumption. Then volunteers pick it up and take it to local food pantries, soup kitchens, etc, to be distributed to those in need. It can vary greatly between different areas in the US.

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Ghostchaplain16
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6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is now a fairly standard practice for all stores--and a genius idea.

KC Lancaster
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5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, for most large chains in Colorado, US, they're required to toss everything. There are many cases of employees rescuing food to give to the homeless/take to shelters being fired, but few make the news.

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David Paterson
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Even the food that has gone mouldy and rotten?

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    #2

    Streetlight poles in Finland act as heated bird shelters, offering safe roosts during cold nights, a fascinating new fact.

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    Salla Jaakkola
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is fake, and the pictures are ai slop. Greetings from Finland.

    Remi (He/Him)
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, where in Finland because not anywhere I've seen? The birds that stay for winter know how to deal with cold temperatures and the rest move south

    Andrew Keir
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That worked for the survivors ... not so much for the ones that died, but we don't see their bodies

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    SteamedHam
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    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Finnish I say also, that this is fake. Never saw or heard of these and birds that won't go south for winter, can hande cold. Also that pic is fake. Why does bird need light and also lights are nowadays led's so they do not generate any heat 🙄

    Bob Brooce
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good concept, but why it it lighted? I'd think that birds prefer darkness for sleeping just as much as I do. Also, if it was right above the street light it might be possible to use waste heat from the street light for the heating. At the very least the top of the light could do double duty as the floor of the roost box.

    Granny's Thoughts
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is humanity at it's best.

    keyboardtek
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't the birds in Finland know enough to fly south for the winters?

    Bob Brooce
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    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only do some birds not fly south for the winter, some that do fly south start from very far north. The latitude in Finland ranges from about 60° to 70°, and there's very little land north of it so maybe every bird that does fly south flies farther south than southern Finland. I'm a bit north of 40° and near a major flyway, so there's an enormous amount of land northish of me. A lot of local bald eagles head south in the winter but we actually have more eagles in winter because of all the eagles that come down from farther north. Short-eared owls would be extremely unusual around here in the summer, but a nearby wildlife refuge is very well known for their presence in winter. Even in winter they're uncommon near me, but places along the east coast from Massachusetts to Long Island get snowy owls.

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    #3

    Fog-catching nets in Peru use cactus fiber to collect up to 400 liters of water daily, showcasing innovative facts about water survival.

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    Mark Alexander
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoa. The water cycle has a shortcut.

    Carrie Laughs
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In answer to Zig Zag Wanderers question (that's the problem with downvoting - we can't then respond directly) fog represents a minute fraction of atmospheric water vapor, and the amount harvested is negligible in comparison to global hydrological cycles. Drought is a macro-level climate phenomenon caused primarily by lack of rainfall due to large-scale weather patterns and is often worsened by climate change, not localized water collection method. I don't think it's a question that warrants downvoting, without researching it, I'd not have had a clue.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    If it's a minute amount of water, it's not worth harvesting. If it's a significant amount of water, it's valuable somewhere else. This doesn't create water, it simply condenses it in a different place. You can't have it both ways.

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    AutumnGirl
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry, but this has been used in Chile (Atacama desert) for ages. We even have beers made from this water (look for «Atrapaniebla» beer). This is centuries old.

    Grumpy old man
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thiis is centuries old, but again, utility compasnies cant monetize iir. Its DIY tech

    Arthur Waite
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting picture. Why do the pipes run uphill? And the loose overflow running over the hillside, sure to erode the lands.

    Nikki Sevven
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first glance, I read this as "innovative fox-catching nets." I need sleep.

    Robin Roper
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Will not the plants that depend on this fog/water suffer?

    Chris Jones
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If we want to solve water shortage, then we need a lot less people on the planet. Humans stupidly hurtling themselves into self-destruction. Yet you still read 'we need more children to support the aging population'. Despite many economists saying that there are other ways.

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    Regardless of whether you finished school three years ago or three decades ago, you’re never too old to learn something new. In fact, we should always keep learning, as it’s impossible to know everything! When it comes to the benefits of being a lifelong learner, Corporate Finance Institute notes that this can be a huge factor in maintaining job security.

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    Even if you plan to work at the same company for many years, continually learning new skills and information will make you a much more valuable employee. Showing that you’re always learning might prove to your boss that you definitely deserve that raise. Or if you decide that it’s time to move on to another company, all of the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired over time can help you land another great job.

    #4

    A marine scientist embraces a humpback whale underwater, showcasing amazing facts about marine life and animal behavior.

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    Mark Alexander
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this the tiger sharks Insta picture? Looks like it took it.

    JuniorCJ82
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Terrible AI attempt at describing what the caption says.

    Learner Panda
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did the whale let her up to breathe?

    G A
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    4 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's AI. There was no photo at the time. Who could have taken it?

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    Tim Perry
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mammals looking out for each other.

    tameson
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    4 days ago (edited)

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    This is a great story: a-whale-protected-a-scientist-from-a-huge-shark-a-year-and-15-days-later-they-were-reunited-81301

    KC Lancaster
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice catch of the shark in the background, Michelle!

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    #5

    Wind and solar power generation surpasses coal globally, highlighting key facts about renewable energy trends.

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    Tyranamar Seuss
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No thanks to the USA and our current leadership.

    Toothless Feline
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fortunately, all he’s managed to do is delay or block new projects. Renewable plants already in operation are still going, and nobody is actually building new coal plants yet, just talking about it. The fact is that no large-scale energy company actually wants to sink new money into coal right now, because they have to plan on a longer timeframe than a single Presidential administration.

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    amy lee
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One rotation of one of the big ones will generate enough electricity for a household. (Around 12kwh)

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    Moving Enigma
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't be possible as the Orange Blob says that they are "fake energy". /s

    Manny
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    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's BS. This world is no where near relying just on wind and solar. That's why coal plants, nuclear and oil are still needed to produce the energy needed for this overpopulated planet as it is. Energy companies are supplying with batteries and renewable energy as I work for one.

    Kate Johnson
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks to China.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    Just not when it is needed unfortunately ..... Without extremely expensive storage this won't be economically viable.

    Carrie Laughs
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    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not so much these days. I can only speak re the UK but storage is a critical component of our energy system, which is transitioning rapidly to clean power. The UK uses various methods to store excess energy generated from wind and solar when production is high and demand is low, for use during peak demand or when generation is low.

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    Granny's Thoughts
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    6 days ago

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    Can't they be made to fit in with nature? Windmills are ugly.

    Judes
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they look majestic. But for those who think they are ugly, how do you rate them against open-cut mines, and smog?

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    #6

    Teen focused on phone with social media ban symbol, illustrating new facts about rules for kids and social media use.

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    Mari
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even adults who believe all the ridiculous conspiracy theories should be banned from the internet.

    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Denmark just proposed passing such a law.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And so has Australia. Only when it is banned completely will the healing of society begin, however.

    Moving Enigma
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something that needs to be adopted much more widely.

    Peter Bear
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, too bad that's unenforceable and will never work. Kids are going to keep being kids.

    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's no need to be on social media even at 15. All it does is make people put up staged photos of their life. Then they look at all the other staged photos and think their normal life must suck.

    How about no
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germany kids to age 13 are technically banned and no one cares. How do you enforce a rule like that? When Katie (18f) is actually Robert (56m)?

    Huddo's sister
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australia banned it first, it comes into effect on the 10th December.

    Manny
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    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    State of Florida did it as well but it's 16 and under.

    Ursula Walker
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the ban for under 16s in Australia is about to come into force on December 10.

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    Learning can also provide you with a new sense of motivation. If you’ve been doing the same job for years and years, it may have become incredibly monotonous. And if you’re extremely bored at work, chances are your motivation has plummeted. If you want to stay engaged and energized, you have to keep your brain active. 

    Plus, if you’re always learning something new, you’re acquiring soft skills at the same time. Some of these may include goal setting, self-discipline, creativity, critical thinking, time management, problem-solving and adaptability. All of which can benefit you in both your personal and professional life. 

    #7

    Startup in Kenya turning plastic waste into durable paving bricks, a new fact about innovative recycling and sustainability.

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    Maudelin
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Founded by Nzambi Matee, the woman in the photo.

    CooperDooper81
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then as they're exposed to the weather and UV, they deteriorate and release tiny particles of micro plastic into the environment where it's impossible to retrieve. The only answer is to stop producing this stuff to begin with. There is quite literally no environmentally safe way of dealing with it.

    Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to look up their insulation and fire safety

    David Paterson
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sulfuric acid and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons around the plant cause a huge air pollution problem.

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    #8

    Mushroom farms in Belgium rail tunnels employ former homeless workers, a unique fact for those who like learning new things.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One company in brussels is using the waste from beer.Distilleries to grow mushrooms in cellar's underground - using workers who know how to raise mushrooms...

    Apatheist Account2
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because there's not mushroom anywhere else...

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Will be handy for bömb shelters in the near future, perhaps ....

    Rali Meyer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    watch Jeremy Clarkson farming mushroom!

    Sue Knerl
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    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jeremy Clarkson did that with an old b**b shelter on his property to supply his resturant.

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    #9

    Norway’s seaweed farms filtering seawater and capturing carbon, showcasing facts about sustainable food and industry practices.

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the kind of thing ALL governments should be working on... Rather than war-mongring and stoking the flames of capitalism that are razing our planet as we increase our mindless consumption.

    Day Andie
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds suspiciously like anti-capitalism propaganda promoted by some organized antifa terrorists! Count me in, bro.

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    Granny's Thoughts
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    USA is way behind in innovationon that helps Earth.

    Nils Skirnir
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And many other things, except possibly weaponry and certainly wealth gap

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    Arthur Waite
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is seaweed actually edible? I don't recall seeing it in any recipe or food-review. Maybe called something else.

    Bartlet for world domination
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    5 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at the dark green leaf around your sushi. That's nori, and it's a kind of seaweed.

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    Meanwhile, committing yourself to being a lifelong learner is a wonderful way to improve your cognitive health. Learning new information and new skills is like working out your brain. And these exercises can improve cognitive function, increase your attention span, improve your memory, improve your reasoning skills and reduce your risk of developing dementia.

    #10

    Workers installing porous stone roads in Italy designed to prevent flooding by letting rainwater soak through.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! Humanity invented a surface that acts like a natural surface!

    Michael P.
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's better than using asphalt. Yes, they repaved the road using asphalt but in 5-10 years, the road would be worn out due to the weight of the cars driving by and the amount of road salt and brine used in a snow storm and fluctuating temperatures in the winter.

    Rick Murray
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Typical. One guy actually doing the work, and the manager with a clipboard making sure the guy actually doing the work is actually doing the work.

    Andrew Keir
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In UK we have potholes which fulfil this need, not so handy if you're cycling though ...

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    David Paterson
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    6 days ago

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    Oh G*d. Feed the weeds. Watch their roots destroy the roads. At worst, penetrating rainwater washes out soil undermining the roads.

    Doofnuts
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    Hope those buildings don't rely on runoff of rainwater, 'cause, well think about it.

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    #11

    Modern hemp wall fire test showing fire-resistant carbon-negative building material in a forest setting with smoke and burnt trees.

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that's hempcrete... Not just hemp.

    Mark Alexander
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's really cool! We should ban that. Oh wait; we just did.

    Nikole
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I KNOW! Another stupid/destructive thing this administration has done that has gotten almost NO media coverage.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a wall, it's *insulation*. You can't build a wall out of it - you use it to insulate a wall. And the R value is 2.2...

    SaladSpinnerDeux
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hemp hemp hooray! Three cheers for hemp!

    April Pickett
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, if the outside of the house is wood, but there is hempcrete insulation, nothing inside would burn? Just the wooden outside?

    Lazy Panda 2
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends if the fire has a means to pass. I'm going to assume it won't be 100% covered in hempcrete, so the fire could jump. But the chances are hugely reduced.

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    Bartlet for world domination
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The stronger the fiber in the hemp plants, the weaker the psychoactive effect of the flowers. So you can smoke the flowers of windbreak hemp, but you'll get nothing but a headache.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    Plot twist: residents got high from smouldering hemp....

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    #12

    Ventilated pet parking pads with temperature control outside German supermarkets for dogs to safely rest.

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    persephone134
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? Where in Germany? I have never seen them.

    Alder
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been running each of these images through google image search, and I can't find an original source for this one - the little kennels do exist, but all references to the 'Germany doing this' seem to go back to facebook/tiktok/instagram, with no original report. (It could be buried on a later page of google to be fair, I don't have the time to do *that* much research...!)

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to get my dog to 'stay' outside shops. Only once did some busybodies try to 'help' by taking her away, apparently because she didn't have a lead. They did look funny trying to shift her while she totally ignored them and carried on looking out for my return 😅

    Ray Heap
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again. Where? Sources please.

    Pferdchen
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, who else thought of "How much is that doggie in the window?"

    Paulina
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to have this become a global standard! 🐶 I would love to take my dog for an extra walk whenever I go to the store, but I'm not comfortable with leaving her alone outside. She could get hurt, stolen or simply be cold/wet.

    Snackmachine
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This may be an unpopular question, but like..why can't people just leave their dogs at home when they need to run non-dog errands?

    Toni Ahlgren
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our dog is a rescue dog from Spain, we have no idea what horrors she may have encountered. She first came to my elderly parents who were always at home with here. Now she is with us and she has a severe separation anxiety. She's around 12 yo. now and we're not going to train her to be alone at that age. We couldn't even let her stay in a box like that.

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    Finally, Corporate Finance Institute notes that constantly learning can boost your confidence and improve your networking opportunities. If you know that you’re knowledgeable about a wide range of topics, you’ll never have to worry about speaking to others about them. Plus, the more info you have, the easier it’ll be for you to make connections with other people.

    #13

    Three people standing behind a table with stacks of money and coins representing a big savings fund milestone.

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Investing in their people and country, not just lining multi-millionaires/billionaires' pockets...

    Peter Bear
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called 'democratic socialism', and unlike capitalism or communism, it actually works.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's great what you can do with lots of oil!

    Tyranamar Seuss
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean there are countries who are not only not in debt. But also able to actually save? Amazing!

    Becky Samuel
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. By selling off vast reserves of fossil fuels and footing the rest of the world with the bill for the pollution.

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    April Pickett
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's good to know that there is a country with common sense, concern for their citizens, and the ability to provide a safe life for their citizens.

    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how much it's worth right now - but this is not money sitting in a bank.It is the current value of a multinational fund.

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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing what is actually possible

    Andrew Keir
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whereas in US the national debt is about $105,000 from every inhabitant ...

    James Twong
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only Scotland had been able to establish a sovereign wealth fund in the 70's with the proceeds from the sale of our oil.

    Michael Largey
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Putting the Norwegian Office of Immigration on my speed dial ...

    Michael Grant
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's oil revenue. Blood money. They are selling the future of humanity for the benefit of a few million people. Other offenders: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Alberta, Venezuela...

    patricia patricia
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure you don't buy any clothes or electronics from China, or any chocolate/sugar/coffee from Africa, or flowers/vegetables from Israel... You only travel on foot, or by bicycle, you only eat local products, you never turn on the AC or the heating, you only wear ethically harvested cotton clothes, you are a vegan... And, you don't own a mobile or a computer, because the rare minerals needed to manufacture them come mainly from African countries and fund warlords and dictators. It's si easy to be a hypocrite!

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    #14

    Blue hydrogen train in Japan emitting only water vapor, showcasing clean technology and pollution-free innovation facts.

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    Miracle Max
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    However, producing hydrogen requires energy and the most common processes DO create CO2

    Toothless Feline
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still releases less emissions than fossil fuel trains. Net improvement.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember seeing this technology on Tomorrow's World in the 70s. It took 50 years to make it happen? Sheesh!

    Auntriarch
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to love that programme. Be interesting to revisit it and see how much was pure Jetsons.

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    Dale Farrow
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    you can seperate h20 with solar alone but how do I store thr hydrogen compressed in a propane tank. then I found this on using propane tanks,NO NO NO LOL. https://gemini.google.com/app/1233b629ab7a2c4b

    #15

    Two scientists examining bamboo plastic in a bamboo forest, showcasing innovative biodegradable material facts.

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    David Paterson
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Bamboo plastic" is a euphemism for "Rayon".

    Deborah B
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What conditions does it degrade in? If it's not shelf-stable, 50 days is likely too short a life span for supply chains to consistantly get it from a centralised manufacturer to the end user without it degrading. If it requires specific conditions to biodegrade, the bulk of it may still end up in landfill. Also: What byproducts will be produced, and how much? Methane and CO2 are produced by biodegrading material, and both are greenhouse gasses that contribute to global warming. Combine that with the production process, and it may not actually be much (or any) improvement over petroleum-based plastic.

    CD Mills
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do they, really? China like to lie about a lot of things.

    Judes
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    6 days ago

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    How about you read the published article and then let us know (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63904-2)

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    Russell Bowman
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What would one use ... with a 50 day life span? Serious question

    Fransanchez
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    take away containers, disposable cutlery, water bottles.......

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    Lotekguy
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How long does it take them to get the martial artists out of the treetops of those bamboo forests?

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    #17

    Bus stop in Finland made from decommissioned airplane wings sheltering commuters from snow and rain.

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    Doofnuts
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But strong winds kind of create a bit of a problem.

    Sooke Felis
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine sitting there in high winds and all of a sudden your bus stop starts flying 🤣

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    Shanaaia
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bus driver on a windy day: "arrrgh where is the bus stop"

    SteamedHam
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    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never seen or heard of these here in Finland. Might be a couple somewhere, but not a common thing.

    Rali Meyer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so that made from windturbine blades

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We'll have an infinite supply of these if we use expired wind turbine blades instead of putting them in landfills. Just saying....

    Hugo
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um, have you any idea how large infinity is?

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    #18

    Path through a quiet forest in Germany, highlighting peaceful nature facts for those who enjoy learning new things.

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    Doofnuts
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My property at night-----zero noise. It's actually kind of weird to experience.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My property at night: a cacophony of noise! I love the tropics 😍

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    Bell-icose
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forests aren’t quiet in the first place.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    Sounds like most of Australia ....

    Beak Hookage
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the bushland around here is full of screeching cockatoos!

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    #19

    Underground data centers in Finland use server waste heat to warm entire city blocks, showcasing innovative new facts.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now THAT'S a sensible use of Artificial Idiocy!

    Emilu
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a beautiful way of referring to AI. I'm borrowing that. 😆

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    David Paterson
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good idea. I wish I'd thought of that. Data centres can generate an enormous amount of waste heat.

    SteamedHam
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    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And AGAIN wrong "info" as previous bird nest lamp posts and airplane wing bus stops. Here in Finland there is no this kind of underground data center. If they build it in the future it COULD heat entire very small city called Forssa.

    KC Lancaster
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finland has a LOT of great forward-thinking ideas! I wish we could take progressive multi-useful tips like this from all parts of the world in the US!

    Deborah B
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how they manage the heat (and cooling needs) in summer? I would imagine there would still be a lot of waste heat being produced.

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    #20

    MRI technology used by Sydney doctors to safely freeze tumors, showcasing innovative medical facts and breakthroughs.

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    Judes
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prof Richard Scolyer (shown in the picture) and Prof Georgina Long.

    Russell Bowman
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is called MRI-Guided Cryoablation ... the MRI is used to "see" and the Cryoablation uses needles to inject extremely cold gas to freeze abnormal tissue. This was developed in the late 1990s.

    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They used open MRI to guide the cryoablation wand in one study.

    Hiram's Friend
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We were doing this at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with portable x-ray equipment 25 years ago.

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    Emilu
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm still scarred by anything MRI-related from the most recent Final Destination movie. I had an MRI recently and the nurse mentioned something about putting the key to the locker (where you kept your personal items whilst you had the MRI) on a hook, and I said something along the lines of "that isn't going to fly at me and stab me in the face, is it?" She laughed and said "I know what movie you've seen recently."

    #21

    Walkable solar roads in Germany generate clean power as people walk on embedded energy cells in urban areas.

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    Rali Meyer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so you need to walk on it to activate the solar modules?

    zatrisha
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, you don't have to activate them and unfortunately they don't generate as much electricity as roof panels because they are not oriented towards the sun.

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    arthbach
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds more like solar-piezoelectric panels. Electricity is generated from solar panels, and, it's also generated by the piezoelectric electric when the panels are walked on. There's a great idea of using the piezoelectric panels, and using the electricity to trigger the streetlights coming on within a few hundred meters of the person walking on them. This way the lights are only on when people are actually using the street. The rest of the time it's dark.

    CooperDooper81
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need to harness the kinetic energy of cars driving on roads.

    Jeremy James
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There aren't a lot of ways to do that that don't also increase fuel consumption. (E.g., Road panels would increase roll-resistance and require more fuel.) But there are some new technologies like regenerative breaks and suspension that reclaim energy that is normally wasted as heat.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    You could generate massively more by capturing energy from treadmills and cycling machines in gyms. So much more cheaply too. Sigh....

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    #22

    Modern college campus with students and Norway flag, highlighting tuition-free public college facts for global learners.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wrong. Only applies to students from within the E.U. They also caution that many students do not seem to realize that Norway is a very HCOL country, and living expenses are not covered.

    Lazy Panda 2
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any EU country allows any EU citizen to study at HE at the same cost of a domestic student.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you have plentiful oil, lots of public services can be affordable!

    #23

    Solar-powered bird calls installed along train tracks keep flocks alert to high-speed rail approaches in Norway.

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    Moving Enigma
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Norway has a lot of really cool things on here, I'm impressed and jealous lol.

    Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember some trains blasting wolf noises to get deer herds off the tracks

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing what you can do with lots of oil!

    Rali Meyer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you get downvoted for this constantly, but it's actually a valid point

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    Beth Wheeler
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So it's like deer whistles that people used to put on their cars.

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    #24

    Sleeping capsules stacked under a bridge in the Netherlands, offering safe and innovative small pods for rest and dignity.

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    rustyscate
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    6 days ago

    People get access codes for sleeping capsules in the Netherlands through partnerships with local housing groups and social services. Outreach workers use QR codes and a mobile app to schedule stays, manage check-ins, and provide assistance to registered users, who are typically individuals experiencing homelessness. These are also available in Norway and possibly other places but that’s as far as my research interest went.

    Emilu
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! I was just writing a comment wondering this exact question until I saw your comment.

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    The Big Bad
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have not seen these yet. At the same time there are so much more homeless people than say 20 years ago... It's so sad. Much more people fall through the cracks, people who worked hard, did well and than had a few years of bad luck.

    Doofnuts
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm, can you turn off the lights? 'Cause, well, you know.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    Instead of housing.... 🤔

    ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not "instead" of housing. This IS housing for those who need it most.

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    #25

    Young person using Spain’s old phone booths as micro-study corners with internet access, showcasing new learning facts and hope.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1 town in Spain tried to do this with a few old phone booths. It didn't work out, because all they could fit was a desk height shelf and a stool...

    rustyscate
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spain Finland and Japan are all repurposing phone booths. In Japan they make some into tropical aquariums!

    Lotekguy
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, now they're troll booths.

    Len Hill
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In New Zealand these would be vandalized and destroyed in a week.

    Emilu
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Anne I think that's the first time I actually agree with you. I'd feel like I was on display in something like that. The world doesn't need to see my po‍rn collection. /s

    #26

    Papaya plants bearing fruit within 6 to 12 months in tropical regions, a fascinating fact for those who enjoy learning new things.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not really a technological innovation, but at least it's true...

    Lazy Panda 2
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know why Cara got downvoted. Some of us just don't like papaya, no need to be nasty.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they probably got downvoted because there's no need to post a comment like that, IMO. So you don't like papaya - that's fine. There is absolutely no pressing need to take the time to make a comment about how you think it tastes like vomit. We all have opinions, but we don't need to share ALL of them, if that makes sense. I'm not saying that every comment that everyone posts has to be positive, upbeat, and happy (I've said plenty of sad depressing things on BP) but more like - why make a comment like that? What's the point? What do you get out of it? and so on. If you're going to say "no need to be nasty", then that ALSO applies to being "nasty" about papaya. I don't downvote unless it's literal spam, but I imagine Cara is getting downvoted by people who disagree with their opinion.

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    Don't listen to me
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Papaya tastes gorgeous. Second only to mangoes.

    Cara Vinson
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    Yeah, but then you have to eat papaya. Tastes like vomit IMHO

    Doofnuts
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    6 days ago

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    I got a little hot and bothered looking at these plants. Is it just me?

    #27

    Clay refrigerators in Kenya use shade and evaporation to keep food fresh, showcasing innovative learning facts about new things.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool, but seriously old technology used.

    Auntriarch
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had them in Nigeria in the 50s, like Ali Baba jars about 4' tall. They would keep your butter fresh for days.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're about the size of a gallon jug of milk, and they're not ~refrigerators~ - they're more like veggie bins for desert climate where low humidity & high temps cause fresh veg to wither- they have to be placed in a shady but breezy area and watered three times a day. It basically keeps the fruit or veg moist...

    Hugo
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The yellow thing looks like a gallon can. The clay things are _much_ larger.

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    Debby Keir
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have a camping fridge like that in the 50's square clay box with a dip in the top for water.

    Rali Meyer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "can lower the internal temperature by approximately 10–15 degrees Celsius (18–27 degrees Fahrenheit) below the ambient outside temperature". That 40°C, minus 15K = 25°C. Not really refrigerating.

    Andrew Keir
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes you have to do what you can, with what you've got.

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    Juls
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    Why is it, that when I see anything about Africa in the media, it always looks like this? Kenya. This is also Kenya. You know, where people live in big cities with electricity and refrigerators. I mean, come on. Germany- solar roads! Kenya- look how they are still using big clay pots for refrigerators. There's places in the US where folks live without electricity, but that's not what's shown all over the media. It's just a little ridiculous. kenyabout-...f19712.jpg kenyabout-692e860f19712.jpg

    Doofnuts
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm, Zig Zag. It's Kenya for Christs sake, are you kidding?

    Day Andie
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, old technology. Middle Eastern examples are the most well known.

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    #28

    Mushroom and human cell illustration highlighting new scientific facts about psilocybin extending cell life by 50 percent.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excellent! My youthful experiments will keep me alive for a few more decades ....

    rustyscate
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In lab experiments, human lung and skin cells treated with psilocin showed a significant delay in senescence (the state where cells stop dividing and go dormant), with some treated cells living up to 57% longer than untreated ones. While the findings are promising and "open a new frontier" in anti-aging research, scientists caution that these are preclinical results and much more research is needed. Not for Human Use Yet: The study did not involve human clinical trials for anti-aging purposes. It is a large leap from lab-grown cells and mice to human application.

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    #29

    Engineers in the Netherlands created a 600m floating system to remove plastics from the ocean surface.

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    Tyranamar Seuss
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder what kind of sea life gets vacuumed into these things.

    Agfox
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn't operate like a vacuum cleaner. From an online search: the Ocean Vacuum works by drifting along with the currents, forming a massive U-shape that funnels plastic into its centre. A three-metre-deep screen hangs below the surface, catching debris from ghost fishing nets to bottle caps. Once trapped, the waste gathers in a retention zone until a support vessel arrives to haul it away.

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    Lily bloom
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How 'bout we work on not polluting oceans with plastic to begin with?

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    You need to talk to a lot of developing countries. Unfortunately they're not wealthy enough to care, while we do.

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    Jan
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then what. The plastic doesn't go away so is it just relocated somewhere else to become a problem for someone else?

    Andrew Keir
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's less likely to cause difficulties for fish, people etc if it's in a silo somewhere. If it's in sea-water it will end up in people.

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    David Paterson
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This works very well on heavily polluted rivers such as the Mekong River.

    Kit Black
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    6 days ago (edited)

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    Yet another b******t ~factiod~ No, they didn't - they're dragging a net between two ships. EDIT - Whether y'all like reality or not doesn't change the facts (& this ~pic~ is AI.)

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    #30

    Man sleeping in an insulated bed transformed from a backpack with solar panels, showcasing innovative facts for curious learners.

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    Russell Bowman
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be a heck of a lot of weight to move around ... one 100W panel weighs about 10Kilos.

    rustyscate
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That picture is fake. The real ones have much smaller solar panel’s that are used solely for charging devices and a bit of light. It’s not that crazy since you can go to Home Depot and buy a solar back pack to charge things on the go.

    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. And neither did the scottish kid.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Solving a problem that should be solved with housing ....

    Grumpy old man
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homeless people have more problems than just being homelless. People with houses have mental, physical, financial problems..

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    #31

    Close-up of a green bionic eye held by a gloved hand, highlighting advanced technology for restoring human vision.

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    Jeff Hunt
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear the bionic eye zoom in sound from the six million dollar man. I’m old.

    Ace
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another annoying fake AI picture. The actual device is a camera on a pair of spectacles which sends signals to an implant behind the eye which converts them into signals on the optic nerve. It gives some level of improvements for some people who lost their sight due to a particular illness.

    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. They're in the second testing phase of using multiple small implants which will eventually be placed on the surface of the brain, which they hope to wirelessly connect to an external headgear (also still in the design phase).

    Tyranamar Seuss
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great. Now how do you attach it to the neurons?

    Doofnuts
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want, I mean I really want! Where do I get one?

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that's pretty awesome! I adore technology like this.

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    #32

    Scientists holding Nobel Prize for discovering how immune system stops attacking itself, learning about new facts.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. They proved the existence of T cells, which already do this. They have no idea why it doesn't always work nor have they ~discovered~ how to make it do so

    Ace
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Specifically, they found a particular type, called a 'regulatory T cell', as well as certain mutations that can happen in the genetic code that controls it and lead to autoimmune diseases.

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    Chewie Baron
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to take it out to dinner first.

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    CJ Vee
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do need this! So many autoimmune diseases

    Ace
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a cure for autoimmune diseases but they now have a better understanding of the mechanism that can cause them, i.e. a deficiency in this type of cell.

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    Zophra
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There must be more to this or this would be common news.

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    #33

    Person sitting on a heated bench at night in snowy Japan, highlighting unique facts about learning new things.

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    Jane Doe-Doe
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fantastic idea but I think in a lot of countries they would sadly get vandalised

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it’s not at all common in Japan. Can guarantee that Japan has some of the most anti-homeless rules in the industrial world

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    Helena
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here we have hostile architecture, pretty much guaranteeing they die. Because we suck

    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not build actual housing instead of making homeless people sleep on benches?

    Shark Lady
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are apparently a lot of empty houses in Japan due to their decreasing population. They should be utilised rather than left empty.

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    rustyscate
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US they are engineering bench’s you can’t lay on.

    TheWickedOne
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea, instead they should just execute all the worthless druggy POS that would try and sleep on them and save the time, money and towns.

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    Drop Bear from Hell
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some countries authorities deliberately instal points in the benches so people cannot lie down.

    Juririn
    Community Member
    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never seen these in Japan (I have been living in Japan for 30 years).

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    Instead of actual homes .... 🤔

    Kit Black
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    Colleen Glim
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or something. Every comment is negative. Who p*ssed in your cornflakes?

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    #34

    Aerial view of Singapore's vertical gardens on highway walls showing urban nature facts for learning new things.

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    Russell Bowman
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Concrete and plants ... not a good combination. Plants over time do a lot of damage to concrete.

    🇳🇬 Asi Bassey 🇳🇬
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the plants’ point of view, they’re merely trying to survive.

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surely that's meant to read "highrise walls"...

    Upstaged75
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you even here? Shut up and go away.

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    #35

    Abandoned factories in Spain converted into co-living hubs where students and artists share meals and skills.

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    rustyscate
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a great idea. I just looked into for a very long time though and there are a lot of factories being refurbished by many different architects for different purposes each. Most are architectural displays kinda of like living portfolios. There are some that are giant single family homes. There is one that will have 27 units to rent or buy and another that is transformed in to an artist “colony”, is the best word I can think of. So yes all of these things are true but in different locations and they don’t appear to be free by any means.

    Don't listen to me
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah! Communes are coming back. Good idea.

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    #36

    Digital illustration of stem cells being injected into the inner ear, showcasing a breakthrough in hearing restoration facts.

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    CD Mills
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if something like that would help with tinnitus? I wish SOMETHING would!

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is this thing that they started to try. But there are different reasons for tinnitus, so one might hope this would work for every resons. Tensioning jaws, some medics can result in tinnitus, etc.

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    Robin Roper
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having lost 99% of my hearing to Ménière's, I will gladly be the first human subject volunteer. Cochlear Implants are wonderful, but I miss music and "normal" sound.

    Ace
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The more of these I read the more annoying they become. They've induced some improvements in a small number of deaf people with specific conditions causing it. the 430 million is the total number of people in the world with hearing loss, most of whom would not benefit from what they've so far discovered.

    Deborah B
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It only works for specific causes of hearing loss, has to be done in very young children, and there's no long term results yet to tell us if the improvements are permanent or if the stem cells turn cancerous later in life.

    Fred L.
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might become really important now with the many developing cases of damage from headphones and earbuds.

    Awenpotato
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of which probably only a few thousand might get

    UnclePanda
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Front Neurosci. 2023 Sep 7;17:1259889. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1259889

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    #37

    Middle-aged man stands alone between two couples, illustrating facts about adults who remain single for life.

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    Rebecca Joan
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m one of them. 42 and never been in a relationship in my adult life, despite having a s**t ton of friends, Romance just never worked out for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️There is still time, but the older I get the more set in my way I become, and I already have pretty much everything else in my life beside a romantic partner, so unless someone is gonna enhance what I already have, I’ll be single til I croak…

    Jill Jones
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was 42 when I got married. Seriously, stay single it is so much cheaper and a lot less stressful.

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    Colleen Glim
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    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s nothing wrong with being a crazy cat person as long as you are happy with your life

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And many of us do so by choice...

    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A PEW research center study suggests 1 in 4 U.S. adults may never marry...

    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me. 45 and have never had a relationship, ever. Or friends. Social anxiety kills you inside and not many people understand -_-

    Emilu
    Community Member
    5 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *High five in social anxiety solidarity* My last partner dumped me *because* of my social anxiety, actually. My mum had organised a surprise dinner for my birthday, and ex tried to hide it by saying his mum was having a birthday party. This is my idea of terrifying and tor‍ture all rolled into one, and he should have known this because we'd discussed it (my social anxiety) prior. When I showed reluctance, he spilled the tea on the dinner and dumped me because "it showed how much I didn't care about him/his family".

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    Toika Gao
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, why would I want to ruin my life with a partner. Ew.

    Troy Parr
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did their survey include people in prison for very long terms. Because that would skew the results.

    Emilu
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had short-term relationships but don't expect to find a life partner. Being ace kinda narrows the dating pool.

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    #38

    Highway median in Mexico with cactus walls absorbing CO2 and improving water retention during flash rains.

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    Hiram's Friend
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shade for small critters like rattlesnakes and scorpions.

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Note to self: Do not get into a wreck on a Mexican highway unless you want countless piercings.

    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not even close. Mexico city is allowing an experiment that puts greenery on highway supports.

    rustyscate
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, there are highways in Mexico with cacti in the medians. Engineers in Mexico are intentionally planting dense rows of native species like nopal (prickly pear) and organ pipe cactus in major road medians as a sustainable infrastructure

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They invented a nature strip? Amazing! I've never seen one before. Oh, wait...

    #39

    Underwater futuristic data center glowing blue, illustrating new facts about technology and energy efficiency advancements.

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    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    China is in the process of building one.

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because there's nothing electrical/metal stuff loves more than proximity to salt water...

    Laszlo Larthlanc
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I know. It's too bad you can't build nuclear subs out of steel, isn't it?

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    CD Mills
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do they? I find it hard to believe anything that comes out of China, information-wise. They are known as international liars and cheats.

    David Paterson
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's old. China contained international liars and cheats at about the same time as the USA and Britain did. 50 years ago and earlier. Not today.

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    Nikki Sevven
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the ocean is keeping the data centers cool, then the data centers must be heating up the ocean. Not really a great tradeoff, all things considered.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool, and why to we need so much data?

    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK. So now our subs know where to hit.

    Cold Eagle
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was tested with Microsoft a while ago so unsure how this is any different?

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    #40

    Community bread vaults installed beside bakeries in France offering free food from unsold loaves before waste.

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    Ace
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FAKE! That's an AI generated picture - the text on the sign above them is not real language. And the fridges look like standard supermarket ones, which would be completely unsuitable for outside use. Edit: and bread does not need refrigerating anyway.

    ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you mean? I love me a good Bread Vaukerie Bouibelnc.

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    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope... they've started putting vending machines in villages that don't have bakeries.

    Ace
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They've been around is some places for years.

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    Manny
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    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the articles on this site are fake.

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    #41

    Close-up comparison of koala and human fingerprints showing detailed swirls and ridges, perfect for learning facts about new things.

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    Chich the witch
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "In breaking news, the cutest serial killer has just been apprehended"

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you imagine being set up for a mu.rder or ro,bbery by a criminal Koala?

    Lotekguy
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How would you get the victim into a eucalyptus tree?

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    zatrisha
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has anyone ever checked whether the fingerprint database really consists only of human beings?

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proof that fingerprint 'evidence' is anything but. Makes you wonder how many people have been wrongfully convicted as a result of pseudoscience like this, doesn't it?

    hannahbahngswife
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Calling fingerprints pseudoscience is wild. What are you assuming? A koala committed a m****r and a human was accused of it? All humans have different fingerprints from each other. What you should wonder is how many criminals were almost never convicted if it wasn't for fingerprints being used.

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    #42

    Heated bus stops in Iceland use water trays to provide drinking water for birds and dogs during freezing months.

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    Lousha
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if real, surely not like this. Imagine walking around here and accidentally stepping into one of those tubs, breaking your legs. (Yes, people should look where they are going, but there's a reason most streets don't have random holes.)

    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use a thief to catch a thief - AI generated answer.....*The idea of heated water trays at bus stops in Iceland is an online rumor/concept that has been widely circulated on social media, often with AI-generated images. While Iceland does use extensive geothermal energy to heat sidewalks and some bus shelters, there is no evidence of a widespread system of public heated water trays for general use or for animals*

    rustyscate
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is real and the trays are under the bench’s which is pretty smart.

    Drop Bear from Hell
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't all the dirt and sludge from the road also end up if these tubs are set at road level?

    rypm6k4pgf
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does not exist. Which makes me assume that many other “facts” here don’t either

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    DeoManus Argentem
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    Kinda weird - developed countries don't have stray dogs.

    #43

    Volcanoes beneath Antarctica showing one of the world’s biggest volcanic systems, a fascinating fact for learning new things.

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    WubiDubi
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice AI slop images there...sheesh.

    Kylie
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously AI but kinda cool I thought.

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    Bob Brooce
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you think Antarctica is cold, just imagine how cold it would be if there weren't any volcanoes. Some volcanoes were already known, but 91 have been discovered under the ice cap, nut "under Antarctica". Also, TIL. picture next

    Bob Brooce
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    I may have seen photos with a bit of bare rock, but I'm sure I've never seen a photo like this. If I just saw the photo I'd never guess it was Antarctica. untitled-6...d51e70.jpg untitled-692a3bcd51e70.jpg

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    David Paterson
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    91 newly discovered. Few if any of these are known to be active. Mount Erebus is active, but that's been known for centuries.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    And still Global Warming is blamed for the temperature of the Antarctic ocean ...

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    #44

    Scientists study glowing plants in a lab setting, exploring facts about innovative living night gardens with natural light sources.

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    Shark Lady
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Street lighting at night, especially in cities, disrupts nocturnal wildlife.

    David Paterson
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially outside cities, in the countryside where it radically disrupts flight paths of night flying animals. Australia's fruit bats and rainbow lorikeets love night lighting in city centres, for some reason.

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    Hiram's Friend
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And in 1956, Popular Mechanics predicted flying cars and dirigible cargo transport! There's an awful lot of "could" in these.

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    #45

    Green liquid trees in tanks in Sweden producing oxygen, an interesting fact for those who like learning about new things.

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    Mari
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great but it isn't as beautiful as real trees

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet your lungs won't notice the difference!

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    Russell Bowman
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.

    Howl's sleeping castle
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg that's my favourite poem. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree

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    AnSi Bae
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love algaes. ❤️ They're pretty and it's cool that they've been around for 3 billion years. They made enough oxygen that trees could exist. Literally they crawled so trees could run. 🌳 (The facts in the picture is wrong, trees are far better oxygen producers then algae, but these would be pretty at our local square, they can't grow trees there because of the roots)

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, now bear with me here (eeeek, a bear!) we could plant trees. You know, those things that have been doing this for millions of years, and actually provide SOMETHING USEFUL!

    AnSi Bae
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now lizard to me here (eeeek, a lizard!) every place can't grow trees. 😊 Roofs, compact ground, public squares or other narrow places. They are not substitutes for trees. (That comparison the pictures does here is ridiculous) But thesa are algaes and have also been doing this for BILLION of years, so don't look down on them please, 😥 they do also "actually provide SOMETHING usefull". (Fun tidbit: 3 billion years ago, the algae made all oxygen in a very very slow pace until trees, about 385 million years ago, could grow. Like in the: "They crawled so we could run" algaes crawled so trees could run. Algaes are really cool and also pretty, so a very decorative plant in my personal opinion)

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing like adding a zero for cool points... Performs photosynthesis up to 10 to 15 times more efficiently than a real tree per square meter. Not ~100 trees~ worth...

    Mr. Vash
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you really googling every one of these facts and copy paste like you know this stuff? You don't know s**t Google master.

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    #46

    China testing maglev train faster than plane at record speed of 620 km/h, a fascinating learning fact for curious minds.

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    Tyranamar Seuss
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    China is kicking the USA's b**t with their innovation. We're so busy trying to live in the heyday of the past, that we're not moving forward.

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's 'conservative' in a nutshell. The inability to move forward because you fear change. Problem is, if you don't innovate, you stagnate. Conservatives have, quite literally, never been on the correct side of history. It's true that liberals aren't always right, but conservatives never are.

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    Manos
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    China is all about theft and saving face. These vanity projects do not last long.

    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Commercial planes travel around 800-900km/h, the last time I checked it was more than 620.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Faster than some planes, yes. Planes mostly fly at around 500 mph, ie 800 kph. I've driven cars faster than SOME planes fly!

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll only buy that if you mean you've driven some cars faster than Glider planes fly.

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    #47

    Modular flood barriers made from compressed sawdust and jute in Sweden showcasing innovative learning about new things.

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    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. They are working on new polypropylene barriers. But this is more facebook idiocy.

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    Hugo
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is that going to act as a flood barrrier, with all the gaps between the pillars?

    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does in not just swell up? Sawdust swells when it gets wet.

    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That can't possibly swell up - it's imaginary...

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    #48

    London bus driver jumps Tower Bridge with 20 passengers, a surprising fact for those who like learning new things.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not exactly a brilliant innovation - literally a s***w up, and stuck with a tough decision and seconds to make it.He floored it and managed to jump a ten foot gap - but yeah - with twenty passengers.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Driver later ennobled as the Duke of Knievel.

    Ace
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If he'd braked the bus may have fallen into the gap, as the bridge was being opened by accident despite signals saying it was safe to proceed. Oh, and it was only inches off the road surface, nothing like the stupid FAKE AI picture shown here.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago

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    Plot twist: he was sacked the next day ...

    Norfolk and good
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. His employer rewarded him with a day off and £10 (which was a weeks wages for a bus driver back then). The city also rewarded him with £35 and a weeks holiday for him and his family in Bournemouth.

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    #49

    Close-up of a 5D glass disc storing 360 terabytes of data, highlighting innovative facts for those who enjoy learning new things.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great! Let's fill it with cat videos!

    zatrisha
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, please with videos of real cats and then we save everything with real actors before AI floods everything.

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    WindySwede
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Slight marketing lie... Wiki: "The "5-dimensional" descriptor is because, unlike marking only on the surface of a 2D piece of paper or magnetic tape, this method of encoding uses two optical dimensions and three spatial co-ordinates to write throughout the material, which suggested the name '5D data crystal'. No exotic higher dimensional properties are involved. The size, orientation and three-dimensional position of the nanostructures comprise the so-called five dimensions."

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    CD Mills
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a good thing glass is unbreakab... Oh wait.

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    #50

    Lab technicians in a facility producing cow-free cheese using fungi fermenters, showcasing innovative learning facts.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Although I'm dubious, this does sound like a great idea. After all, we know how cows make milk and how we make cheese from it, so we should be able to reproduce the process.

    marianne eliza
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the milk isn't needed, the cows aren't either. Burger King here they come. BTW, this is almost identical to the "saving poor sheep from shearing by inventing artificial wool" screed posted by PETA-nut brains.

    Mark Alexander
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And, we're "sparing" again. From what? There's more steps between "cow" and "cheese" and a no time, let alone as a calve, is the cow endangered by either pressing or fermentation. I mean, cool more food, but they didn't do it to save the cows.

    Julia Ford
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you kidding me? Watch a video of a cow’s calf being driven away. It’s horrible. No one thinks about that.

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    Nikki Sevven
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If its taste mimics cheese, I'd eat it.

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm.... Fungi fermenters? So I'm kinda thinking this is like...toe jam?

    Miracle Max
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    6 days ago

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    Calves don't produce milk!

    Julia Ford
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Calves are birthed and then taken from the mother. Watch a video of a cow chasing the calf on a truck, it’s heartbreaking.

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    #51

    Blue green sap oozing from Pycnandra Acuminata tree in forest, a fascinating fact for those who enjoy learning new things.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a tree it's a shrub. A small one. It absorbs more nickel from the soil than any other plant - just enough to turn the sap turquoise. Yes we know how that works. No, it looks nothing like this and doesn't glow.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll be willing to bet that they can explain it....

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    #52

    Close-up of a zircon crystal revealing ancient Earth facts about rain, oceans, and the water cycle billions of years ago.

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    guenstig
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, how that's a brilliant innovation is beyond me.

    WindySwede
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They changed the title, and will prod do that again.

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    David Paterson
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Micro-zircons are some of the oldest minerals remaining on Earth. Far older than the oldest bulk rocks. They contain tiny inclusions which tell us about the Earth's natural environment circa 4 billion years ago. Fascinating stuff.

    AnSi Bae
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like: The earth cooled down 4 billions years ago. All the water in the air cooled down, and because of that fell down like rain over a long time. That rain created the oceans. (Kind of cool, algae have been around 3 billion years and slowly made oxygen until trees and so on took over most of the job. I love algaes, they are so pretty.)

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    #53

    High-tech tumor-dissolving patch developed in Germany protecting healthy cells in medical innovation fact.

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    Debby Keir
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently uses ultrasound and microneedling.

    #54

    Close-up of a mosquito on dark ground with water, illustrating warming effects on mosquito breeding in new locations.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See the ACTUAL reports on this. A handful of mosquitoes were found, and nothing whatsoever to do with warming. It pays well to look at the sources of such news reports.

    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *While a few individual specimens have been found, it is uncertain if a permanent, self-sustaining population has been established. *

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    Lee451 Henderson
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let them enjoy tiger mosquitos as we do

    Gunný Petersen
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not going happy 😕 love from Iceland

    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. Not sure why you think this is a technological innovation, though

    #55

    Solar plane flying above clouds, showcasing innovative technology for learning new facts about renewable energy and aviation.

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    Russell Bowman
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is not a representation of the aircraft ... more of a pipe dream. The real aircraft also carries ONE ...

    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only took 17 months to complete the flight

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    #56

    Mini biogas domes in Netherlands parks convert cafe food scraps and dog waste to power soft methane lanterns.

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    Emilu
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need these here, so hopefully fuc‍king ferals stop leaving their dog's sh‍it everywhere.

    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get annoyed at those who bag the shít and then just leave it on the ground anyway, but the really vile ones are those who bag their dogs' shít then hang the bags from tree branches like grotesque Christmas decorations.

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    AnSi Bae
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dog p*o in plastic bags? How does that work? 😯 Anyone knows and can tell me please?

    Bi.Felicia
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some póo bags are just smaller sized regular plastic bags, that one would typically get back in the day to carry their shopping out, but many are made to be biodegradable. Not sure of the exact science behind it, but I'm sure a quick Google search will explain it.

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    #57

    Solar-powered desalination plant in Dubai turning seawater into drinking water, a fascinating fact for learning new things.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think it's game changing at all. Expensive, but at least viable. Evaporation is cheaper, simpler and more environmentally friendly, but takes more space (they do have a lot, mind). I would work on that before filling the world with landfill in a few years.

    S Bow
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But what happens to all that salt? Do they dump it back in the ocean? Sell it?

    Hugo
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish more tropical countries (or countries with deserts near the sea) would do this -- but not for drinking water. The water should be used for irrigation, to grow trees that would absorb carbon dioxide.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's 2.5 million kWh per day of Solar PV. Means 300 MW?

    #58

    Automated factory robots working in a dark factory, highlighting new facts about technology and automation advances.

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    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't buy this at all. So, not one single person is there to oversee and make note of any issues or problems that WILL happen? No maintenance crew at all? Are these mystical robots fixing themselves now?

    Orchidoclaste
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one's actually true. Problem being, robots don't buy anything

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    Jane Doe-Doe
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So how are those poor robots meant to see what they are doing? 🤣

    Emilu
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's China. They have the money. Wouldn't surprise me if this was true. They also have the workers, but... it's China 🤷🏽‍♀️

    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ~largely~ automated. But if you don't think that this is the future, I really hope you're over fifty, so that retirement happens before you find out you're never getting another job. On the other hand, at that point, there might not be enough workers left to fund the lovely pyramid scheme that is our official social security system

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So AI is evil and will take our jobs away, but China taking manufacturing jobs away is a good thing?

    #59

    Two glowing orbs showing galaxies illustrate quantum research about time folding and reshaping past actions.

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    Spark
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't need quantum research to tell you time certainly doesn't move forward but folds onto itself. It happens every monday morning at the job!!

    Hiram's Friend
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's definitely reshaping my future.

    Hugo
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What happens at the level of subatomic particles has little relevance to the macro world.

    Juririn
    Community Member
    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lasers, transistors, MRI, GPS etc etc - all due to what’s happening at the level of subatomic particles.

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    #60

    Stem cell therapy curing type 1 diabetes in a 25-year-old woman, highlighting medical facts about new treatments.

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    CD Mills
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While this would be wonderful, I would like to see independent information. China cannot be trusted.

    Peter Bear
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're likely more trustworthy than America.

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    #61

    Fiber optic cable transmitting light with quantum internet breakthrough, showcasing new facts for those who like learning about new things.

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    Kit Black
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, they ~teleported~ the quantum state of a particle, NOT the physical particle itself.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago (edited)

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    They mentioned being able to read information from a photon 'in transit'. AFAIK this isn't possible. We cannot perceive photon without destroying it. Indeed, there's no real evidence that it 'exists' during transit, and it may not really.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite a confusing report when I look it up. They apparently can send information without sending light 'particles' (they're not really particles, they have no actual mass, but confusing part of physics this) by sending light particles. I haven't read the paper, but i think it may still be theoretical. 'Spooky action at a distance' might be possible eventually.

    #62

    Nanobots interacting with a brain representing advanced technology for learning new facts and reversing Alzheimer’s.

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    Hiram's Friend
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    6 days ago

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    Hopes to in the future. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12035-025-05320-7

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AI slop's getting deeper, my friends!

    Data1001
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I doubt anyone except the most exceedlingly gullible human beings would ever think that photo was real.

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    #63

    Tiny computer chips with one million transistors fit on a single human blood cell, showcasing fascinating tech facts.

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    David Paterson
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bulk of Taiwan's chip manufacturing capability was destroyed in an earthquake. It's taken them decades to recover.

    Judes
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you doubt it? Taiwan has been developing such things for years. The company that announce the new chips, TSMC, has been around since the 1980s and currently makes other advanced chips.

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    #64

    Woman trying edible bus ticket paper in France, highlighting interesting facts about new things and innovative solutions.

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    Tyranamar Seuss
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a feeling not a lot of people are going to want to eat their bus tickets.

    Emilu
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol. What do you do if the ticket inspector comes? "Oh sorry officer, I ate my ticket already." /s

    Orchidoclaste
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. There was a marketing stunt in Germany a few years ago that involved "hemp" subway tickets. France is getting rid of physical tickets

    El diablo
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe there should make em out of toilet roll instead, then that be a better innovation

    quentariel
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Printed bus tickets are rapidly getting replaced with digital ones anyway, so this is just useless.

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if you don't like mint, what then?

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    #65

    Cross-section illustration showing a hidden ocean beneath Earth's surface, highlighting facts for those who like learning new things.

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    Awenpotato
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lies and misleading image. Ringwoodite mineral store of water, not in any way an ocean

    David Paterson
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Wikipedia article on "deep biosphere" is well worth reading. But that is only down to about 20 km beneath Earth's surface. The article referred to here only says that hydrated minerals exist in the Earth's mantle, which is not a "hidden ocean". On the other hand, Pluto does contain a sizeable "hidden ocean" of liquid water, possibly as big as all our surface oceans combined.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    similar article also explain/claim that we have unlimited oil reserves

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    Capn Dad
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    2 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Saknussemm Ocean. I christened it so while you were sleeping. If you know, you know.

    #66

    Antarctica gaining over 100 billion tons of ice in a year, a fascinating fact for those who enjoy learning new things.

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    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What frozen continent? Ice was gained where?

    Miracle Max
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Antarctica, see the little picture in the top left?

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, if you look at the actual amount of change, it's absolutely minuscule compared to annual changes. The idea that ice would melt at -50C was always a bit risible anyway.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no. Global climate change. The same academics who named it global warming changed their minds

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    #67

    Compact black matchbox generator emitting steam, showcasing innovative power technology for learning about new facts.

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    Michael Largey
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never used a matchbox that needed electricity.

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    #68

    Swiss trains with wind turbines under carriages generate electricity from rushing air to power lights and charging ports.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually I am seriously concerned by this. The environmental movement has become so warped that people actually believe that you can repeal the law of conservation of energy somehow, and get duped into believing such nonsense. It's a viral social media clickbait article. Don't believe everything you read on BP. Abraham Lincoln said that.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Abraham Lincoln had that in his mail signature

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    Russell Bowman
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No such thing as free energy ... all those "wind turbines" will cause resistance (see Drag Coefficiency Difference) which will cause the driving engine(s) to use more power to sustain speed

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha ha! The idea of a wind turbine on a train to capture energy used to be a physicists' joke. Now they think it's real? Wow! I am dumber for having read this.

    S Bow
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well this is the silliest AI picture so far.

    azubi
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe it's use of of the turbulences that occur anyway?

    Ace
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turbulence is addressed by improved aerodynamics, aka streamlining. Anything you do to try to 'harvest' energy from it will inevitably increase the overall drag on the train as a whole. No, this is as ludicrous as it sounds.

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    #69

    Drone flying silently above ocean at sunset, showcasing innovative technology for fast and low-altitude attacks.

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    Mark Alexander
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems a bit of an aggressive response to Thanksgiving.

    David Paterson
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not silent, and 124 mph isn't all that fast. But an interesting observation. Did you know that Australia makes supersonic military drones? Australia is aiming for Mach 5 in the next iteration.

    Alex Kennedy
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean Turkey, the country run by a dictator Turkey?

    Russell Bowman
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, like the Soviet Lun-class ekranoplan developed in the 1970's ... also was capable of 550 km/h/342 mph for 2000Km's

    Toni Ahlgren
    Community Member
    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's a drone, why does it have windows?

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such a wonderful use of technology, NOT!

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not that much of an attack speed, is it? I drove my car faster than that ;-)

    #70

    Laboratory growing wool-free fleece with yeast-spun keratin in New Zealand highlighting innovative facts about new things.

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    shg stewart
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Domestic sheep need to be sheared, or else they end up carrying tens of pounds of excess wool thar interferes with their ability to walk, see, and excrete.

    Mark Alexander
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was my immediate reaction. DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THOSE SHEEP?!?

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    Marija S
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rescuing? It doesn't harm them so how is it Rescuing?

    Emilu
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What harms them is if you leave them unshorn for too long. Youtube link below.

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    CD Mills
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who worked sheep on ranches for 25 years, I can tell you that sheep don't need to be "rescued" from being shorn. They would need to be rescued from the wool that would eventually stop the animal from being able to walk, feed, see or any other normal act! Whoever thought up this bucket of c**p needs to have it poured over their head!

    persephone134
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They may not like being shorn, but in my understanding it is a necessary procedure, or else they would collapse under the bulk of their wool.

    Marie Adamson
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in NZ and I have never heard of this - in fact, most of the claims in this whole article sound fake (not to mention almost all of the images are AI).

    Spencer's slave no longer
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in NZ too and I hadn't heard of it but it's true. They "grow" in biospheres using yeast and keratin fibres. It is not available commercially but when it is, it's expected to be in the premium price range and possibly more expensive than actual Merino wool.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rescued? That's what they exist for, and quite happily too.

    marianne eliza
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So when the market for real wool crashes, all those now unneeded sheep will be load up for the dog food and glue factories.

    Kit Black
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FAKE, going around Facebook. mostly being circulated by vegan groups, leading me to believe someone thought it would be funny to make them all look stupid... sheep *need* to be sheared...

    Stardrop
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    rescuing?! do they not know sheep NEED shearing?

    Lee Gilliland
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We spend 400 years breeding them to produce wool. Right.

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    #71

    Abstract glowing network with binary code illustrating facts about human memories beyond the brain and the universe fabric.

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    Spark
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I checked some of my fabrics and yes there are some memories imprinted on them! :D

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We humans sure think highly of ourselves, don't we?

    Philly Bob
    Community Member
    3 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I screamed into my memory foam pillow once. It remembered and screamed back at me at 4AM and scared the shĭt of of me!

    Moving Enigma
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well anyone is free to explore and theory they wish.

    Mark Alexander
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to believe articles like this. I'm so grateful there are no links to that worthless "data" carp.

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    Michael Largey
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our collective apologies got to the universe for what it's been experiencing.

    Sally Moen
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Collective unconsciousness, I believe I remember reading about this. Theory of it that people used to have inborn memories of tribal history, so to speak, so you are born knowing things about the world and that helps you survive and be a part of your group of humans. If I remember right, this was wiped out or became less needed therefore we evolved out of it when we learned to use language, and I think it was written language.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've explored a theory that BP is a figment of my imagination....

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    #72

    Cold fusion reactor by Canadian scientists generating continuous energy safely near room temperature.

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    Moving Enigma
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only this was true. Sadly, whilst there has been a lot of break throughs in cold fusion over the last two years (including very real progress but the Canadians) we are still some years away from having industry viable child fusion.

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to admit, 'child fusion' caught me off guard, but! Children do tend to have more energy than they need! LOL Great typo!

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tinfoil hats on again, folks! The oil companies are probably trying to suppress this technology....

    Hugo
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope they're paying royalties to Pons and Fleischmann.

    Gogubaci
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    stable sustainable cold fusion has not been achieved yet... officially :)

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    #73

    Honey bees flying near a hive and a 5G cell phone tower, illustrating facts about honey bees and technology exposure.

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    Stardrop
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    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WHAT THE F**K DOES THIS EVEN MEAN. THIS ENTIRE ARTICLE IS SO B******T THE LAST FEW "FACTS" AREN'T EVEN COHERENT SENTANCES. AND MORE AI GENERATED SLOP IMAGES.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get your tinfoil hats out for this one, folks....

    Stardrop
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    someone's grandmother is going to see this and believe it...smh.

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    Steve H
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is fake and casts doubt on all the other claims made here

    Spencer's slave no longer
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% conspiracy theory. There is zero scientific evidence for this claim.

    Sally Moen
    Community Member
    6 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh now I KNOW this post is a conspiracy theory! The truth is lots of power lines aren't developed under them, no homes, and there's open fields under them that can be and are utilized by bee keepers if there are flowering plants and berry bushes growing. The bees get the pollen from the flowers, make honey, and are unbothered by power lines, telephone lines, cell towers.