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    Zombie Worms Eat an entire Alligator...

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/entire-alligator-eaten-giant-mysterious-30933665
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    Scientists Discover a Previously Unknown Way Cells Break Down Proteins.

    The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions. Short-lived proteins control gene expression in cells to carry out a number of vital tasks, from helping the brain form connections to helping the body mount an immune defense. These proteins are made in the...
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    India plans to launch 90 satellites using a single Rocket launcher....

    When NASA questioned how does India carry 90 satellites into orbit with one rocket. Indians said it’s quite simple , and sent them this video. :ROFLMAO: https://9gag.com/gag/a5X2qAO
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    More on the Mexican Alien....

    Note the following now in the newsmedia.... Scientists working with the National Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry with Accelerators at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (NAUM) put the bodies through a battery of tests, including an analysis of DNA and 3D X-rays. This is a good first...
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    You're a Dream of the Universe.

    A Kurzgesagt video...
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    Egypt bans the Niqab.

    This was under discussion over a number of years. Finally it has happened. Other countries should take a cue and follow. The Ministry of Education in Egypt has banned female students from wearing face coverings, including the Niqab, as part of an official bulletin regarding the specifications...
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    Hobbyist solves a 50 year old Math problem - einstein Tiles

    On a previous post I wrote on einstein tiles - 28 March 2023 - link below. https://elakiri.com/threads/the-elusive-%E2%80%98einstein%E2%80%99-tile-finally-discovered.2098670/ Her's an interesting video on it.
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    Cell as the Basic Unit of Life in Stunning 3D 4K

    For anyone interested....watch it on YouTube.
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    The World's First Automobile.

    The world’s first self-propelled mechanical vehicle, in other words, the world’s first automobile, was built by the largely unknown French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot was born in Void-Vacon, Lorraine, in 1725 and was trained as a military engineer. Tasked by the army...
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    The Pregnant Teenager....

    Another very old joke currently recirculated in WhatsApp....(those who have heard it before please ignore) :ROFLMAO:
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    Should Airships Make a Comeback?

    Another Veritasium video..
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    The Patient.

    The nurse requested the patient to change into a gown after undressing, as the doctor needed to examine them. “In front of you?” he inquired, his voice carrying a hint of shyness. The nurse responded, “No, not directly, but I have encountered the human body unclothed before.” The patient...
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    Why is the US losing the War in Ukraine....

    A Russian wife turned to her husband and asked, "What's this special military operation our glorious leader keeps talking about?" Her husband replied, "It's a war to stop America and NATO." "Oh, right” she says “How's it going?" “Well” he replied “so far we have lost over 20 generals, 100,000...
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    Time Zones....

    Russian Prime Minister Mishustin comes to Putin and nervously tells him to abolish time zones. "I fly to another city, call home and everyone is asleep. I woke you up at 4AM but I thought it was only evening. I call Olaf Scholz to congratulate him on his birthday and he tells me he had it...
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    Alarm over new BA.2.86 “Pirola” variant

    A new SARS-CoV-2 subvariant with a high number of mutations that could help it neutralise the immune system has emerged in four countries, raising alarm among scientists. This prompted the CDC to take the rare step of issuing a formal message that it could evade vaccines or the protection of...
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    Fisrt Complete Sequence of the Human Y Chromosome

    An international research team has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced. The new sequence, which fills in gaps across more than 50% of the Y chromosome’s length, uncovers important genomic features with implications...
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    The Brain Drain and a Deranged President

    Copied as received - origin unknown. “Knowledge and skills are not just important for economic development, but also for social cohesion and national unity. A nation can not be strong if its people are ignorant and uneducated." (Lee Kuan Yew) A stunned audience had to bear the diatribe of...
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    Groundbreaking Pill that can Kill Tumours - Cancer Breakthrough

    Developed over the last two decades, it has shown to be effective in treating multiple cancers, including breast and prostate. Scientists at a leading US hospital have developed a “cancer-killing pill” that kills solid tumours through “targeted chemotherapy.” Likened to a “snowstorm that closes...
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    Big freeze drove early Humans out of Europe.

    A big freeze previously unknown to science drove early humans from Europe for 200,000 years, but they adapted and returned. A new study conducted by scientists in the UK, South Korea and Spain has found that early humans that once lived in Europe may have been wiped out by a catastrophic...
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    2nd Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

    Please refer to the previous post on the first fusion breakthrough... https://elakiri.com/threads/us-scientists-achieve-a-breakthrough-in-fusion.2083386/ This is the second time that the core of a fusion reactor has given out more energy than it has taken in, but significant challenges remain...

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