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All things tech and data moved to . 📦🙋‍♀️ Podcast: bit.ly/a-murderous-he Fun facts here.
New York, NYannielytics.comJoined August 2008

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David Bowie told a reporter who was surprised to see him get out of a taxi in New York that he got away with even using public transit in the city by carrying a Greek newspaper. That way, if people thought they spotted a celeb... (1/2)
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In a career spanning 18 years, Anthony Gignac used wealthy, high-ranking personas—most notably that of Saudi prince Khalid bin Al Saud—to fraudulently secure $8.1 million from investors in a series of schemes that he presented as being backed by a large personal fortune. (1/2)
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Above the entrance to the passage at Newgrange there is an opening called a roof-box. Its purpose is to allow sunlight to penetrate the chamber on the shortest days of the year, the winter solstice. (3/4)
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Six centuries older than the oldest pyramid in Egypt and 700 years older than the stone circle at Stonehenge, this huge Neolithic monument was built circa 3200 BC. Newgrange is best known for the illumination of its passage and chamber by the winter solstice sun. (2/4)
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An hour’s drive north of Dublin sits a wonder of the prehistoric world. Every Dec 21st, deep inside this megalithic marvel called Newgrange, one of the world’s oldest and most spectacular light shows takes place. (1/4)
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The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth, Australia has developed an algorithm to predict brain bleeds. They used 40,000 hours of patient data from 200 patients to create the algorithm, which could give medical staff up to 20 minutes' notice... (1/2)
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...inherited from both his parents. Those tests indicate he's among just 2-3% of the population who are as much as 10 times more likely to develop the disease than those without both copies of the gene. (2/2) Source: bit.ly/3hA1G51 #anniesfunfacts
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Chris Hemsworth is taking some time off from acting after discovering he has a significantly heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease due to genetic factors. The Thor actor learned he had two copies of the gene ApoE4... (1/2)
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The vagus nerve is also a key part of your parasympathetic 'rest and digest' nervous system. It influences your breathing, digestive function and heart rate, all of which can have a huge impact on your mental health. (1/3)
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A polar bear's fur isn't white; it's see-through but takes on a white color because of its structure. Human hair gets its color from pigment. Different types of pigment form in varying amounts to create various colors when light hits them... (1/2)
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