factlets
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At 1.9°K, the LHC is one of the coldest places in the universe. Deep space is a balmy 2.7°K.
about 15 hours ago
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Berkeley neural decoder, Jack Gallant, scans brains to create videos of what subjects are watching. Dreams next.
6:44 AM Nov 13th
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Thank you everyone who has nominated @ as most interesting to follow. More needed:
7:06 AM Nov 12th
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Chinese law forbids Buddhist monks from reincarnating without official permission.
6:36 AM Nov 12th
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The Cymothoa Exigua eats a fish's tongue and then replaces it. The only parasite to replace a working organ.
6:53 AM Nov 11th
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Leaves do not just fall off trees in the autumn. They are cut off by abscission cells acting like scissors.
6:44 AM Nov 10th
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Flashing LED tattoos are possible with new biodegradable electronic circuits. Neural implants, too.
6:43 AM Nov 9th
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I feel loved. Thank you everyone who has nominated @ for an open web award. You may repeat daily.
6:09 AM Nov 9th
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Distinguished physicists theorize that the $9B Large Hadron Collider may be jinxed by a particle from the future.
6:38 AM Nov 8th
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The Peel P50, the smallest car ever, had no reverse. It had a handle to lift and turn it. Microcar slide show:
6:38 AM Nov 7th
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Paris: Gridlock resulted when feuding mayors declared a busy street one-way from opposite directions.
6:41 AM Nov 6th
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20 years on, herds of deer still respect the old borders and refuse to cross the Iron Curtain.
6:37 AM Nov 5th
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Algae, sugar and cellulose are the key ingredients of totally organic synthetic jet fuel.
6:36 AM Nov 4th
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For the first time ever, more cars were sold in China than America. Economist chart:
6:36 AM Nov 3rd
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Only Mantis Shrimp eyes evolved to see circularly polarized light. Studying them will lead to higher capacity DVDs.
6:54 AM Nov 2nd
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Drinking beer and liquor while working was considered a right and privilege by the working men of the 1700s.
7:35 AM Nov 1st
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New metamaterials bend light the wrong way - making an invisibility cloak possible.
3:31 AM Oct 31st
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The Japanese Yakuza Sumiyoshi-kai gang administers written tests to prospective members.
3:49 AM Oct 30th
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The New Jersey Department of Corrections trains dogs to sniff out hidden cellphones.
3:35 AM Oct 29th
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In the Great Nut Hunt volunteers scour the forest floor for hazelnuts gnawed by the few remaining dormice in Britain.
3:41 AM Oct 28th
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- Name Just the Facts
- Location London
- Web http://tr.im/kUiq
- Bio Seeker of truth in 140 characters or less. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful. Should I compile these factlets into a book?
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