Trying to find a cure for AIDS, the Mayo Clinic made glow in the dark cats.
cats are much better models for AIDS viruses than are mice and other animals.
2011
There are approximately 100 thousand million stars in the Milky Way.
Out of all the known galaxies, the Milky Way is the one that contains the most stars.
2017
Your Favorite Foods May be Your Baby’s Favorite.
The flavors from the food a pregnant mother eats is transmitted into the amniotic fluid and swallowed by the baby
2001
William Safire's speech if Apollo 11 became Stranded on the Moon..
"Mission Control would use their euphemism, 'close down communication,' and the men would have to either starve or commit suicide,"
2019
In 1986, the night before the Challenger shuttle exploded, Allan McDonald, the Director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project, Refused to Sign the Launch Recommendation over Safety Concerns..
The resulting improvements led to 110 shuttle missions in which the boosters came back pristine.
Plagiarism Detection by using Karp-Rabin and String
Matching Algorithm Together.
Computer scientists have developed an algorithm that makes use of the well-known Karp-Rabin algorithm in order to efficiently detect plagiarism in academic work.
2015
John Stuart Mill.
advocated strongly for the preserving of individual rights and called for limitations to the power and authority of the state over the indiv
2016
french fries originated in belgium.
The French and Belgians have an ongoing dispute about where fries were invented, with both countries claiming ownership
2020
Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story has actually been to outer space.
Buzz Lightyear spent 15 months on board the International Space Station, and returned to Earth on the 11th September, 2009
2008
'Captain Tom' a 99 Year old man, Raises more than $31 Million for UK Health service by Walking 100 Laps of his Garden...
Everyone can find a way to help
Some people with anxiety may actively resist relaxation.
A study suggesting that it's a way to avoid a large jump in anxiety if something bad really does happen
2019
There is a planet half the radius of the Earth with a surface made up of diamonds.
55 Cancri e has a mass eight times that of Earth’s despite having half the radius
2020
Pound cake got its name from its recipe.
The early recipes of pound cake called for one pound of butter, one pound of eggs, and one pound of sugar
2020
Ben, the Elephant that waited for the Doctor.
After being shot by poachers Ben walked to and patiently waited outside a medical lodge for 5 hours.
2016
Squirrels cause electrical disruptions commonly.
A squirrel took out the power to Nasdaq's trading computer and affected Twenty million trades. commentators noted that cyber attacks by human terrorists are rarer than disruption by squirrels.
2020
A 100 year old paternity test.
In 1927 Nan Britton claimed to have had a child with US Pres. Warren Harding. In 2015 Ancestry.com confirmed that Britton was telling the t
2020
the Berlin Wall came down by mistake.
When a reporter asked when it would be opened, the party official mistakenly said "Immediately, without delay" causing a run on the wall
2020
