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In his ‘Dictionary of the English Language’ (1755), Samuel Johnson gave ‘not exhilarating, not delightful’ as one of the meanings of the word ‘dull’. He also showed how the word could be used in a sentence: ‘To make dictionaries is dull work’.

The Toyota Research Institute introduced robots that can help humans with daily household chores. 🤖 🎥 Toyota Research Institute / YouTube #engineering https://t.co/icZcoRvjcJ

And it wants to produce 1.5 million EVs by 2025. 🚗 #engineering https://t.co/sUioJUQ0UE

If we're going to live in space, we need to take care of our bodies. Find out more at https://t.co/Ke73wJXOij 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/t8ptxss8bt

The images allow scientists to calculate how fast the clouds are moving and how high they are. ☁️ #engineering https://t.co/68XBQSgsJY

MIT's 1972 World3 model was strikingly accurate, based on modern data. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/Ih9kHHVmEU

And firefighters are struggling to put the fire out. 🛳️ #engineering https://t.co/w8OzPJ4RuG

On the 14th of February 1784, there was a wedding in Derby where the couple had between them seven thumbs: the bride had three thumbs, and the groom four.

Cabinet handles are probably the most commonly used products in the world. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/zd9JJ3Bfie

Need a hand? The spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) might be able to lend one!👋 Its name is a reference to two of its signature traits: its fins, which it uses to “crawl” across the seafloor, and its spotted pattern, which is unique to each individual. This rare species of Australian anglerfish was common until the mid-1980s but has been greatly reduced in number due in part to an invasive seastar species and destruction of its habitat. Today, spotted handfish are considered critically endangered and only known to exist around the waters of Tasmania. Photo: John Turnbull, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr #AnimalFacts #OceanLife #SpottedHandfish #Tasmania #NaturalHistory #MarineBiology

It could add 25 years to your life. 😯 #engineering https://t.co/QkKUs1N2SA

Let us introduce you to the Omicron subvariant BA.1's sister, BA.2. 🤔 #engineering https://t.co/tHRlLwC7z2

Save this one for the general knowledge quiz. An international team of astronomers just confirmed that a comet first observed in 2014 is the largest comet ever observed by human telescopes. Find out more at https://t.co/NhZH13mOYv 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/D1l44TPllX

The next pandemic will be a different pathogen, Gates said. 🦠 #engineering https://t.co/nbFgSAOHB3

Word of the Day: POOP-NODDY (archaic) — sex.