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One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. JANE AUSTEN

In 2019, an enormous decapitated wolf head was found in Siberia. The head is thought to have been frozen about 40,000 years ago and unearthed due to changing climatic conditions. Find out more Information about this discovery at https://t.co/xLiwBi1QIx 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/MbRsDXJsLI

The modern world would look very different without these British inventions of all time. 🚀 #engineering https://t.co/xW04mjJv2e

Using windows that can properly insulate constructions can make a significant difference in a building's overall energy efficiency. 🪟 #Engineering https://t.co/JV0KZUNJOa

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There is no such thing as ‘a daddy longlegs’. There are at least three different creatures that answer to that name: the cellar spider (an arachnid); the harvestman (an arachnid but not a spider); and the crane fly (an insect, picture below). Image: neurovelho, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://t.co/beYyHX7UYA

Ever wondered how geologists collect lava samples from volcanoes? 🌋 🎥 @USGS #engineering https://t.co/HA151vxMfS

The electric vehicle industry is looking to solve the problem of rare earth metals, which are increasingly hard to source ethically, without sacrificing motor efficiency. Read more about BMW's new motor at https://t.co/eep2eHxAiW 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/FwxdreQRxR

Despite living through the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Jane Austen only mentions France three times in her novels. https://t.co/lkwifFUQ1l

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Underwater welding is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet, though perhaps not for the reasons you may think. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/W7bLdfrwpJ

Bitcoin dipped more than 12% on Friday to below $36,000. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/MWUDS86aJa

The ‘Ray-Ban’ sunglasses brand derives from the green glass used to ‘ban’ (or filter) harmful ultraviolet and infrared ‘rays’. Bausch & Lomb, the US company that developed them, was originally founded in 1853 to make monocles. https://t.co/dER2QpsA0U

Drug traffickers' jet escaping a military helicopter in Jalisco, Mexico.

I'm 6'3" but my feet stopped growing when I was 8. https://t.co/CfhAZCPGQO