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MIT researchers discovered a way to move objects as heavy as a great white shark with your bare hands. Take a look

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04.16.
2019

MIT researchers debuted a concept at TED 2019 that allows people to move massively heavy objects by hand.

Bezos Third-Party Seller Shade Could Become Opportunity for Rival eBay

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04.16.
2019

Highlighting third-party sales, eBay’s bread-and-butter, Amazon’s Bezos may have stoked a fire that could ultimately fuel eBay stock gains.

Fortunately, There Are Incredible 3D Scans of Notre Dame

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04.16.
2019

The good news: we have a highly-detailed digital template for how to rebuild.

The Notre Dame fire was devastating, but these 3D scans offer hope for its restoration.

Apple will help rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral after its massive fire, according to CEO Tim Cook

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04.16.
2019

“We are heartbroken for the French people and those around the world for whom Notre Dame is a symbol of hope,” Cook said.

Apple is pledging to assist in the rebuilding efforts of Notre-Dame after the historic cathedral took damage from a massive fire on Monday.

What Would it Take for a Yottawatt Civilization

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04.15.
2019

Circa 2010

There is a new website yottawatts from Thorium, which prompted this post to answer how in general to get yottawatts from fission, fusion or solar

Here are the units prefix definitions from wikipedia.

Viruses Have a Secret, Altruistic Social Life

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04.15.
2019

Researchers are beginning to understand the ways in which viruses strategically manipulate and cooperate with one another.

This Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

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04.14.
2019

Try it out for yourself.

What if the Earth Travelled Into the Sun?

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04.14.
2019

The Earth travels around the sun, completing a full orbit every year. But what would happen if Earth’s travel pattern shifted? What if it sent us careening towards the sun?

Standby, Stabilization and Transport Services

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04.13.
2019

Suspended Animation

What is your first memory – and did it ever really happen?

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04.12.
2019

A new study found that 14% of people report a memory from age one or below. They’re likely fictitious.