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A dental phantom is a simulator invented in the 19th century that helps dentistry students to practice making fillings, extracting teeth, and performing other procedures. Here’s one prototype from 1878: https://t.co/P1eqbwd07i

You can put this bike under your work desk 🚲 ICOMA 🎥 https://t.co/PIHW1jmI68

A solution to all conventional electronics cooling problems.💻 https://t.co/91WtC0xvO4

TIL that Ketogenic diets are a viable treatment option for epilepsy that has not responded to multiple antiepileptic drugs (refractory seizures). It is also under investigation for utility in Alzheimer's.

The world is warming and Arctic sea ice is continuing to melt at unprecedented rates. These changes are driving starving polar bears, who have become the poster child of climate change at this point. Find out more at https://t.co/NBAiNI7bZ7 #Engineering https://t.co/MIWA9f7Vl6

There are naturally forming spherical boulders at Moeraki (NZ)

Antarctic research may have played a more important role in space exploration than we thought. 🤔 https://t.co/3hmbDQZ28J

The effect is more pronounced in people from developing countries.💤 https://t.co/KVkoTjI6FB

The phenomenon is not exclusive to Earth.🧐🌍 https://t.co/stO0vgzGJ9

Photographer captures the real-life Jaws image

The press release for the 1980 edition of ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ contained a section with the following praise from the members of Monty Python. The total number of words is 42. https://t.co/Qu7J5hjjSn

TIL that when "Jaws" was filmed, Steven Spielberg initially wanted to build a giant mechanical shark for realism, but its constant malfunctioning proved to be a budgeting nightmare, so he came up with the cheaper solution of shooting from the shark's POV in the waters instead.

The Elephant Rock, Iceland

Fact

Queen Victoria, the second longest serving Queen and ruler of the British Empire, drank a shot of opium every day, carried cocaine chewing gum, and smoked marijuana to ease her stomach pains.