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memex internet creative

In “As We May Think” (1949), Vannevar Bush imagines the “memex”, a desk-like device where people could search through a library of articles.

Evidence for brain glucose dysregulation in Alzheimer’s disease.

politics

Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian Leader Ousted in Arab Spring, Dies at 91..

phone study

Phantom vibration syndrome.

author female right figure

Germaine Greer.

science childhood nature

Jane Goodall's father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee.

historical language joke mother

The oldest “yo mama” joke.

safety law

The "Refrigerator Safety Act" Was passed because Early refrigerators would only open from outside and trap children.

animal rare

The boa constrictor that has reproduced asexually.

food theft cheese

Cheese is the most stolen food in the world.

Detroit Lions

The shade of blue used for Lions uniforms and logos is officially known as "Honolulu blue".

animal medical anatomy

The blue whale heart rate.

queen politics female figure

Queen Elizabeth II.

tax clothes band

ABBA’s stage clothes were tax-deductible.

political figure

Margaret Thatcher.

space shape

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) was the first celestial object identified as being spiral.

sport figure sacrifice

Pat Tillman.

space liquid tension 🌎

Any free-moving liquid in outer space will form itself into a sphere.

environmental issue

Soil and Land Pollution.

city

The Las Vegas Strip is not in Las Vegas.

mother birth food motherhood

Your Favorite Foods May be Your Baby’s Favorite.

historical friendship

Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart were very close friends.

space moon earth relative size

The Earth weighs about 81 times more than the Moon.

world monarch queen

Queen Elizabeth II is 36.4% of the world's current monarchs.

environmental political figure

Jonathan Porritt.

historical female figure

Bessie Coleman.

witness experiment memory

Memory can be easily distorted.

political figure

Margaret Thatcher.

health animal

Dogs can get dementia.

world border conflict

India And China Have A "Border Clash" Every So Often.

animal huge life

A female Goliath birdeater has a lifespan of 15-25 years.

historical female figure flight

Amelia Earhart.

underwater phenomenon

Underwater Crop Circles.

pirate sight jewelry 🏴‍☠️

Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.

space day time

The Martian day is 24 hours 39 minutes and 35 seconds long.

medical history patient

HIV's Patient 0.

sport figure

Roger Federer.

fear feather special

Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers.

theoldmeadows books

Poetic Reflections of My Meadows Childhood by John (Gibbo) Gibbons.

food water percentage

Potatoes are 80% water.

food cream ingredient

Twinkie cream isn’t cream at all.

test5.

prize equal sport tennis

Equal prize for all.

philosophy figure

Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

pregnancy smell hormonal

Pregnant women have better Sense of Smell.

animal medical test

Scientists improved the intelligence of old mice.

environmental figure

Aldo Leopold.

movie figure award

Sylvester Stallone holds the record for the most Raspberry awards.

sleep burn fat dinner food 🌎

Not eating before bed burns fat.

space satellite first history 🌎

The Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft that visited Mercury.

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