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  • The Ancient Greek Telegraph That Used Water To Send Messages

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    The Ancient Greek Telegraph That Used Water To Send Messages #shorts #water #further information #communication system #jar Ancient Greeks used smoke signals to communicate, but they had a high tech version called the hydraulic telegraph. It involved jars of water and rods with messages inscribed on them. When someone wanted to send a message, they…

  • Manosphere Theories: Evolutionary Psychology

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    Manosphere Theories: Evolutionary Psychology #shorts #manosphere #women #research #science According to a new study, evolutionary psychology has come a long way in recent years when it comes to more realistic representations of women. But not so much in the manosphere, where the theory is often misunderstood as scientific truth. “This research is just a first…

  • Skunks Are Going Stripeless!** Learn Why This Is Happening and What It Means for the Species.

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    Skunks Are Going Stripeless!** Learn Why This Is Happening and What It Means for the Species. #shorts #predators #skunks #prey species #signal Ever seen a skunk without stripes? It’s not as rare as you think! Thanks to a process called relaxed selection, some skunks are losing their iconic black and white pattern. And it’s all…

  • 5 Things You Need To Know About WHO’s New Mental Health Guidelines

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    5 Things You Need To Know About WHO’s New Mental Health Guidelines #shorts #people #new recommendations #disorders #treatment The World Health Organization just announced new recommendations for treating mental health disorders.** Anxiety disorders are now the most common mental illness, affecting around 300 million people worldwide. But only one in four people with anxiety disorders…

  • 490-Million-Year-Old Trilobites Found in Volcanic Rock Shed Light on Earth’s Ancient Past

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    490-Million-Year-Old Trilobites Found in Volcanic Rock Shed Light on Earth’s Ancient Past #shorts #Thailand #tuff #rock #fossils Scientists discovered 10 new species of ancient arthropods called trilobites in Thailand. The trilobites lived nearly half a billion years ago and could help us figure out where Thailand was located in the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. The…

  • The Ozone Hole Is Getting Worse, New Study Finds

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    The Ozone Hole Is Getting Worse, New Study Finds #shorts #ozone holes recovery #less ozone gas #study #past four years Scientists recently discovered that the ozone hole is back and bigger than ever before. But don’t worry, it’s probably just a few unlucky blips and the hole is still on track to recover within a…

  • OpenAI’s Board Exploded in Rage Before Firing Altman

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    OpenAI’s Board Exploded in Rage Before Firing Altman #shorts #Sam Altman #OpenAIs board #Helen Toner #CEO OpenAI’s board of directors is in shambles!** It all started when Sam Altman returned to the company and immediately started butting heads with board member and AI security expert Meredith Toner. Altman didn’t like Toner’s public criticism of his…

  • Mammalian Embryos Grown in Space for the First Time

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    Mammalian Embryos Grown in Space for the First Time #shorts #space #microgravity #mammal embryos #mice Scientists have sent mice embryos to the International Space Station to see if they could grow in microgravity. The results are in, and the embryos did indeed grow, but they didn’t do so well. The survival rate was significantly lower…

  • Elon Musk: I Have a Graveyard for My Enemies

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    Elon Musk: I Have a Graveyard for My Enemies #shorts #Musk #X #Twitter #enemies Just a few days ago, Musk caused a crisis on Twitter when he endorsed an antisemitic post on the site. Lest you thought he’d calm down after that, Musk then posted this week that there’s a large graveyard filled with my…

  • World’s Heaviest Turkey Tipped the Scales at 1,230 Pounds!

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    World’s Heaviest Turkey Tipped the Scales at 1,230 Pounds! #shorts #Thanksgiving turkey #Tyson #whopping 39.09 kilograms #pounds The Heaviest Turkeys in the World** Have you ever wondered who has the heaviest turkey? Well, the answer is in the Guinness World Records! The heaviest turkey on record was a whopping 37.61 pounds and was killed by…

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