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Google Maps Hack: @simon_deliver pulled 99 smartphones around Berlin in a wagon, tracking how the gadgets affected Google Maps’ traffic interface Wherever the phones went, Google Maps showed a traffic jam, displaying a red line and routing users around the area #TrafficJampic.twitter.com/CDCf6TZCqX

Mitosis: Mitosis is the process in which a eukaryotic cell #nucleus splits in two, followed by division of the parent cell into two daughter cells The word #mitosis means #threads Refers to the threadlike appearance of chromosomes as the cell prepares to divide #Sciencepic.twitter.com/kNjb6Yl5xi

Build A New Hospital In 10 Days: China has finished building an emergency hospital in #Wuhan dedicated to treating #coronavirus patients Construction started on January 23 and finished 10 days later Huoshenshan Hospital has an area of 25,000 square meters and 1,000 bedspic.twitter.com/PjOeoBri9V

A #Seal Win: F-E-A-R has two meanings Forget Everything And Run Or Face Everything And Rise The choice is yours This brave little seal was being chased by a dozen hungry orcas (killer whales) It decided to #rise ... up onto this family’s boat #Fear #Survivalpic.twitter.com/lkD3vqQT3m

#Ubiquitous Palindrome: Palindrome day 02.02.2020 2020.02.02 No matter how a culture writes the date, it remains a #palindrome (reads the same forward and backward) It’s the first time in 909 years that the date is a palindrome worldwide International palindromepic.twitter.com/rh0BdZTJLg

Slow Mover: The world’s #slowest mammal is crawling towards a road Move slowly to conserve energy Sloths are so sedentary that algae grows on their coat, acting as a camouflage in the trees Camouflage is crucial to its survival because of its inability to move quicklypic.twitter.com/zm6FMCO30U

Playtime: These #mongoose pups were wrestling when a #hornbill appeared down the road Mongooses lie on their backs to invite another mongoose to wrestle While it may look like playing dead, the mongoose is most likely trying to lure the hornbill to #play #HuntingBuddiespic.twitter.com/oQqXG039tP

Sea Sparkle: Bioluminescence in the ocean Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction that produces light energy in an organism’s body Caused by a massive red tide (algae bloom) of #bioluminescent phytoplankton The microorganisms emit light in response to stress (splashes)pic.twitter.com/grjrXQBcJO

The Power Of #Handwashing: Teacher asked several kids with various levels of hand #cleanliness to touch 5 pieces of white bread that were taken from the same loaf, at the same time Then, they put the bread in individual plastic bags to observe what would happen over 1 monthpic.twitter.com/c8tcn7svKm

Pull-Out Bunk Beds: There’s a cleverly designed sofa that folds out into bunk beds The front flips up to become an upper bed, and a ladder folds out so you can climb up Takes seconds to set up Small space dwellers rejoice Space-saving sleeper Double-decker couchpic.twitter.com/9TVm8gMVJ6

Rickety Track: Blasting down the #track in the former Wabash Railroad’s 5th District Railroad stretches from Woodburn, Indiana to Liberty Center, Ohio Much of the rail line is built on swampy land which contributes to the disrepair of the track https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=9X2A2f6E5DI …pic.twitter.com/3p8VBcffQ6

#Coronavirus Is Not The Corona Beer Virus: #Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) isn’t the same as Corona beer It has nothing to do with beer, doesn’t go with a lime wedge According to Google Trends, Google searches for “beer virus” and “Corona beer virus” have been on the risepic.twitter.com/j9hnJLfHcJ

Ladybug Wings: Have transparent wings that fold under their spotted wing cases (elytra) Hindwings (alae) are 4X the size of the ladybug and can move independently of each other Alae are interlaced with veins, which the wings fold along when packed up inside of the elytrapic.twitter.com/1cErIigfro

It’s Not Just Men Who Flex Their Biceps At Women: Kangaroos do too Male kangaroos adopt poses to show off their muscly arms to females Arm muscles are sexually-selected trait Body size of male to female kangaroo (9:1 for greys, 5:1 for reds) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bij.12090 …pic.twitter.com/3q6sh5KXOz

Master Of Disguise: As a type of flatfish, flounder are ideally suited to life on the ocean floor They huddle up on the seabed, often aided by speckled skin that helps them blend in Offers safety from predators, but also lets them ambush prey (shrimp, worms, fish larvae)pic.twitter.com/eWRoGOSY7N

How #Snow Forms: An ice crystal forms when a water #droplet freezes onto a #dust particle in the atmosphere As it falls, the #crystal grows by absorbing surrounding water droplets The snow we see on the ground is an accumulation of these ice crystals #Gioconda #Sciencepic.twitter.com/9uQfPOuBaT

#Airbag Blast: Resting your feet on the dash could result in life-changing injuries if you crash One femur is #snapped One hip is #broken in the socket One hip has been #dislocated far from where it should be Airbag may also send your knees through your eye socketspic.twitter.com/bKutMFo2Wq

Collapsing Tanker: Normally, the #pressure inside and outside the tanker are approximately the same If you remove the air from inside the tanker via vacuum, you have atmospheric pressure pushing in on tanker, but nothing pushing out Can implode due to pressure differencepic.twitter.com/nnF44U60KT