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Wedding pictures were less jolly in 1560. https://t.co/ZfsJq0GZ0q

Removing texture from the ceiling in a cool way 🤩 really satisfying 😍 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOC7Ox 🎥 krugerconstruction / Instagram #engineering https://t.co/llN0pLafIV

In a worst-case scenario, blotting out the sun may be our only hope. ☀ #engineering https://t.co/6POD0tpm3V

The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected. G.K. CHESTERTON

This 'rectenna' converts energy from electromagnetic waves in the ambient environment to power wearable devices. 🔋🔌 #engineering https://t.co/n1EEJF9bfc

TIL about terminal lucidity, a phenomenon in which patients with degenerated brains from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's suddenly regain lucidity, personality and memory before death. There is no known medical explanation for this phenomenon.

What's the difference between a lion and an ostrich? Watch the clip to find out, and don't forget to subscribe! https://t.co/vWXkQjWCP9

DraBot the soft robot flies across bodies of water detecting oil spills and other environmental disasters. 🦟 #engineering https://t.co/J8YskCMECh

It’s time for Fossil Friday! Get to know Glossotherium robustum, or the “tongue beast.” 👅 Glossotherium roamed the pampas of Argentina, a grassland region, about 30,000 years ago during the Pleistocene. As a mylodont sloth, it had more complex teeth than those of other groups of ground sloths. See this specimen up close in the Museum’s Hall of Primitive Mammals! Photo: © AMNH

TIL that Tay was an artificial intelligence bot that was released by Microsoft via Twitter on March 23, 2016; it caused controversy when the bot began to post inflammatory and offensive tweets through its Twitter account, causing Microsoft to shut down the service only 16 hours after its launch.

LEGO and Nintendo have teamed up to design a console that is made entirely of LEGO bricks that allow playing the original Super Mario. 👾 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOkwWZ 🎥 @LEGO_Group #engineering https://t.co/WjaFXOcOoi

TIL the United States has significantly reduced air pollution, however the extreme air pollution from China and India is making the air quality worse in the United States

The animals lose control over their bodies and holes form in their brains as a result of the disease. 🦠🧠 #engineering https://t.co/0YhkivJsTp

It seems like the smartphone went into full hibernation mode. 📱 #engineering https://t.co/Y2iKsBzRWM

If you have an accepting attitude toward negative emotions, you’re not giving them as much attention. And if you’re constantly judging your emotions, the negativity can pile up.