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Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and climb the Seven Summits. During her climb to the top of Everest, her expedition team was buried under an avalanche. After recovering, Tabei was determined to reach the summit. She left behind a legacy of incredible achievements and determination. #WomensHistoryMonth

This fully autonomous painting robot can paint any room! 🤖 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOkwWZ 🎥 Okibo #engineering https://t.co/7hsixAw9K1

A smart invention to clean up accumulated waste! 💡 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOC7Ox 🎥 Bubble Barrier #engineering https://t.co/AyImbLqTGV

The word ‘oaf’ originally meant ‘a changeling, an elf’s child’ and comes from the same root as the word ‘elf’.

The ark would store the DNA of 6.7 million Earth species much like the Doomsday Vault in Norway. 🌏 #engineering https://t.co/vH3SklAOxC

10 years ago, a powerful earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast, resulting in a tsunami that devastated coastal communities. Among them was the fishing town of Otsuchi, which lost nearly 10% of its population. A year and a half later, Argentine photographer Alejandro Chaskielberg (alejandrochaskielberg) decided to document and explore the event's physical and emotional effects, such as the loss of photo albums and homes and their accompanying memories. In this image, a family posed in the remaining foundation of their destroyed house. Due to the long exposure time used to capture the image, they had to be completely silent and still for 10 minutes at a time. It felt like "a spiritual moment," says Chaskielberg. To learn more about his project and see more of his haunting images, head to the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ [Image: alejandrochaskielberg]

What would a world populated by clones of you be like? ⬇️

The powerboat's bullet-like hull uses recycled aluminum and is inspired by a WWII minesweeper. 🛥 #engineering https://t.co/WCyJ2koYYe

The replacement is expected to have air-to-air combat capabilities. 🛩 #engineering https://t.co/VGP9XRqWZT

The layered rocket pad was designed to minimize lunar dust clouds. 🌕 #engineering https://t.co/6wxHGG52Zr

After a girl went viral for putting on Gorilla Glue on her hair, a few questions beg the answer. 😥 #engineering https://t.co/mdj6zeacHZ

In the 1920s, undergraduates at Oxford played a game called ‘Beaver’ where, if you spotted a bearded man and were the first to shout ‘Beaver’, you received points. If you spotted a man with a red beard, a ‘King Beaver’, you won the game.

This guy turned a typewriter into a midi drum machine. The beat is quite catchy too! 📝 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOkwWZ 🎥 William Sun #engineering https://t.co/QKqLla9HZr

I just call it steak juice.