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The editors for the first Oxford English Dictionary thought they would finish it in a decade; after five years they were only up to the word ‘ant’.

My mum took her screen protector off her phone and the cracks from taking it off look like a mountain range.

This is how panda bear sea angels swim. Have you ever seen such thing? 🤩 Find more at https://t.co/gq3dJOkwWZ 🎥 @MontereyAq #engineering https://t.co/MhhHZPIjjO

A handmade 1:1000 scale model of the city is roughly the size of a swimming pool. 🤯 #engineering https://t.co/zD5uMGPtZV

TIL that Albert Einstein spent more time as a Swiss citizen (54 years) than as a German citizen (36 years). In third place comes his American citizenship (15 years).

If all the T-Rex that ever existed were brought back to life, there would be around one T-Rex for every three humans.

TIL, In Jan 2015 Masha a tabby cat from Obninsk, Kaluba Russia, rescued an abandoned baby from freezing to death by staying beside & give him warmth while continue meowing to alert human in the vicinity. It didn't took long someone hear & noticed and baby boy was saved & brought to a hospital.

The chip transmits terahertz waves, which are key to the next leap in high-speed data transmission. 📡 #engineering https://t.co/9qLA96O5mY

Only two cities in France are in the top-ten biggest French-speaking cities globally.

Researchers in Hawaii wear spacesuits in order to simulate off-world conditions. 🌋 #engineering https://t.co/x7S3s0IZjM

The 25-ton mining machine prototype was undergoing tests when it broke loose of its cable. 😥 #engineering https://t.co/M2InJIjJ3f

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Word of the day: GOOGLEGANGER - a person with the same name as you who appears in search results when you try to Google yourself.

Wooden skyscrapers are rising in popularity due to their many green credentials. But are they truly viable and safe? 🤔 Find out more information at https://t.co/wsWY2sBaSd #engineering https://t.co/gB3cZiZ3g5

So initially they were just ‘hoppers’?