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Director of Manchester School of Samba at http://www.sambaman.org.uk

Are Crows As Smart As We Think

20 Feb 2026 #crow #birds #nature If someone calls you bird-brained, they’re probably trying to say that you’re a little slow. But considering all we’ve learned about how smart some birds really are, this may not be the read your … Continue reading

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How Kiwis Are Bred To Perfection In New Zealand | Big Business | Business Insider

New Zealand is the world’s largest kiwi exporter, shipping out over $1 billion of fruit annually. But a little over a decade ago, a deadly plant disease called PSA nearly wiped out the industry. A scientist named Russell Lowe saved … Continue reading

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Rio Carnaval (@riocarnaval) | The drum magic was evoked in jequitibá and the Sapucaí! ✨

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Itamar Gov Draws on History and Legend for ‘The Rhinoceros in the Room’ | Colossal

February 20, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Photos by Hans Wulf. All images courtesy of the artist, Zilberman Gallery Berlin, and Kunstmuseum Magdeburg You’ve probably heard the idiom, “the elephant in the room,” to describe when there’s some uncomfortable and obvious … Continue reading

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How a Piano Repairman Invented View-Master, the World’s Most Famous 3D Viewer

In this video, I explore the surprising history of the View-Master, one of the most recognizable 3D viewers ever created. Using my own vintage Model A from around 1940, I look at how this deceptively simple device produces vivid, full-color … Continue reading

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[OC] As of today the tallest tower of Sagrada Família is is finally completed!

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The strange reason the US lost control of chip manufacturing | Chris Miller

[…] The semiconductor was born inside Bell Labs, a regulated monopoly required to give its discoveries away. That accident of policy helped to create an industry that would become a constant arms race. Today, no nation fully controls this technology. … Continue reading

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Liminality on Loch Shin in Scotland at the Wee Hoose🏠

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Wallpapers from my trip to Japan :)

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In China, buses display traffic lights… on their back. To avoid obstructing the view of cars behind them due to the bus’s size, the screen displays the traffic light in real time.

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