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The Travelling Bookbinder 1080

 

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Who Are The San Bushmen? | The World’s Oldest People

Who are the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert? A people that lived in the same way for about 100,000 years up until very recently. These San Bushmen give us a glimpse into the world of our ancestors, the world … Continue reading

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Why Covid-19 Quarantine Dreams Are Taking Over the Internet

The coronavirus pandemic is causing some truly bizarre, and horrifying, night visions. Sharing them helps.   A CALIFORNIA WOMAN in her seventies was dreaming of a grocery store. Her cat had instructed her to buy a specific brand of chicken, … Continue reading

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High-Tech Contact Lenses Correct Color Blindness

Researchers apply metasurfaces to standard contact lenses for customizable color correction. Researchers have incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to correct deuteranomaly, a form of red-green color blindness. The new customizable contact lens could offer … Continue reading

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70 Short Body Facts to Make You Feel Special

Did you know you can actually dissolve razor blades or power a light-bulb using your brain? Have you ever heard that no matter how often you take a shower and change clothes, every inch of your skin has about 32 … Continue reading

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Swinging birds play with rhythm like jazz musicians | New Scientist

At least a handful of species of birds swing as they sing, playing with the timing in their songs in a similar way to jazz performers A veery thrush, ready to join the band William Leaman/Alamy Stock Photo   It … Continue reading

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Watch Snowball the cockatoo show off the 14 dance moves he’s invented | New Scientist

Snowball the cockatoo can not only dance in time to music, he’s also invented a range of dance moves and can even combine moves like foot lifts and head bangs. The idea that we humans have lots of unique abilities … Continue reading

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We Still Don’t Know How Anesthesia Works | Answers With Joe

Anesthesia might be the greatest medical advancement in human history (seriously, imagine having surgery without it), but there’s still a shocking amount we don’t understand about it.

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Why do blood types matter? – Natalie S. Hodge

It’s often said that despite humanity’s many conflicts, we all bleed the same blood. It’s a nice thought, but not quite accurate. In fact, our blood comes in a few different varieties. Natalie S. Hodge defines the four major blood … Continue reading

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Thick Greenery Swathes a Bamboo-and-Steel Complex in Indonesia

Images © Eric Dinardi and Ernest Theofilus Realrich Architecture Workshop, aka RAW Architecture, completed Guha Bambu just this year, but the cascading vines, luxuriant shrubs, and grass-covered facades on the new project make it appear as an old building overtaken by … Continue reading

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