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What do you think a baby most wants to say to its parents? 🤱 #engineering https://t.co/A8kwEjATSZ

In his hour-long State of the Union address, U.S. President Joe Biden lauded the multi-billion dollar investments made by GM and Ford and the jobs the companies will create as they focus on making electric vehicles. Find out more at https://t.co/pdLbNaax00 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/IWfryPK9g6

Should you make money selling your waste to corporations? 🤨 #engineering https://t.co/XcPNNnQ0YQ

Alvin Karpis shows the FBI his altered fingerprints in 1936.⁠ ⁠ If the mob could be said to have anything resembling a "golden age," it would have to be the 1930s, when Prohibition rendered bootlegging and various other vices very profitable. But all of that criminal activity—and associated murder—made having fingerprints and recognizable faces very inconvenient.⁠ ⁠ This led to a brief uptick in a very unusual occupation: plastic surgeon for the mob. Head to the link in our bio to read all about when the mob turned to plastic surgeons to erase their fingerprints.

Which is more important, the cyberwar? Or the one with tanks? 🤔 #engineering https://t.co/nh3nryOVTw

The Greek youth Antinous drowned in the Nile—but he would go on to have one of the most remarkable afterlives in history. Story at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #accessibility text: Photo of a bust of Antinous as Dionysus with text that reads: How Antinous Became a Gay Code Word in the Victorian Era⁠ ⁠

One more interstellar interloper like 'Oumuamua could show Webb where and how life forms. 🛰 #engineering https://t.co/wZQxoTRFxO

It's all about getting the right hydrogel #engineering https://t.co/zoAkIbvkim

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Anne Sullivan began teaching six-year-old Helen Keller on #ThisDayInHistory in 1887. Under Sullivan’s guidance, Keller flourished, eventually graduating from college, and becoming an international lecturer and activist. Sullivan, later dubbed “the miracle worker,” remained Keller’s interpreter and constant companion.

All five answers have something in common. Can you figure it out?⁠ 🌀 ⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in our bio for the answer.

Smart people may not have more brain cells, but they do have physically larger brain cells.

The world's largest 3D-printed boat comes together in just 72 hours. This boat is 25 feet long and weighs 5,000 pounds. #Engineering https://t.co/Ue1jaQxvH1

This body armor offers protection against knives and machetes. Carbon-fiber provides reliable protection from sharp-edged objects. #Engineering https://t.co/53uF5s6lkq

In 1901, California banned homework.